Chelsea Anxiety Free Dentistry

Dr. Shenas dental offers the follow sedation options:

• Oral sedation
• Inhalation sedation
• Intravenous (IV sedation)

Oral Sedation

It is prescribed to relieve anxiety a few hours just before a dental appointment. Not only it has a sedative effects but it also results in amnesic effects for most people. It is important to know that sedation dentistry does not induce sleep but keeps the patients calm during the treatment.  Patients often remember little or nothing about their dental appointment.

Inhalation Sedation (Laughing Gas)

The patients can feel relaxed by ‘relative analgesia’ sometimes known as inhalation sedation. The patients are given to breathe in a mixture of oxide and oxygen (laughing gas) through a nosepiece, which is very comfortable and quickly leads to a pleasant and relaxed feeling.  The patients might feel a little drowsy but go through the procedure most easily.  The effects of this gas wear off after a few breaths of ordinary air.

This is one of the most frequently used sedation methods used in dentistry.

Intravenous or IV Sedation

In this type of sedation, medication is given through an injection to make patients feel as if they are asleep. It is administered by an anesthetist (We will arrange an in house anesthetist for you) and offers instant effects by helping the patient remain conscious. They feel relaxed enough to follow instructions from the dentist and get treated most easily as the medicine is quite effective and they do not remember much about what happened during the procedure.

At Dr. Shenas Dental Clinic, we follow the safety and compliance protocols when it comes to anxiety free dentistry and keep a strict check on patients’ pulse and blood pressure to ensure that they feel comfortable and stress free when they come to us.

Advantages of anxiety free dentistry include:

• Easy to administer
• Quick alleviation of anxiety
• Few or no side effects
• No needles, hence no pain
• Better treatment in a quick and effective manner
• Hassle free treatment as the patient is relaxed

Anxiety free dentistry is the best means to help patients seek dental treatment as it is flexible and can be used for any appointment length. It also offers absolute control to the dentist as it can be altered anytime.  However, you need to know that it is essential to be accompanied by a caregiver as you might not be in a fit state to drive after taking sedative medicine.

If you also face dental anxiety and need some help, contact Dr. Shenas Dental Clinic to discuss how we can help you. We provide the best anxiety free dentistry options to make dental treatments easy and convenient for you.