Sleep Dentistry

Sleep Dentistry / Sedation Dentistry

This uses medication to help patients relax during dental procedures. Sometimes, it’s referred as “sleep dentistry” though a misnomer, patients are usually awake except for those performed under general anesthesia. Based on the patient’s degree of consciousness, it can be mild, moderate (“Conscious sedation”), deep sedation and general anesthesia.

CANDIDATES FOR SEDATION DENTISTRY

• Patients with real fear or anxiety
• Low pain threshold patients
• Patients’ who can’t sit still in dental chair
• Patients with bad gag reflex
• When large amount of dental work need to be accomplished
• Patients with highly sensitive teeth