What is sedation dentistry?
If you are postponing dental treatments because you fear of pain or discomfort, sleep dentistry offers you the best solution. Sedation treatment refers the use of pharmacological agents to calm and relax a patient prior and during a dental appointment. The most common method practiced today is intravenous sedation where the drug is administered into the d stream through a vein.
Levels of sedation
Minimal sedation – you are awake but relaxed
Moderate sedation – you may slur words when speaking and not remember much of the procedure
Deep sedation – you are on the edge of consciousness but still be awakened
General anesthesia – you are completely unconscious