Sedation can make a huge difference to patients who suffer from dental anxiety, phobia and extensive gag reflex, allowing them to undergo the treatment they need and deserve.
Here at Market Square Dental Practice, we can offer several sedation options, including Oral Pre-medication, IV and intranasal sedation. Sedation is an effective modality to help relieve anxiety and it has an amnesic and muscle relaxant effect as well as give you a general sense of euphoria and well being.
IV sedation (intravenous sedation)
IV sedation is administered via a tiny needle known as a cannula, which is placed on the back of your hand. IV sedation will relax you within a matter of seconds and has amnesic effects, so you may not even remember undergoing treatment. Despite being relaxed and drowsy, you will still be able to co-operate with the dentist, if asked to open your mouth wider, for example.
Oral and intranasal sedation
Oral sedation involves being given the sedation drug to drink. Intranasal sedation is where the patient is sedated using a spray up the nose.
Please contact us to arrange a consultation where your sedation trained dentist will discuss the best and most suitable anxiety relieving options for you.
