Dental anxiety is a widespread experience that keeps many people from getting the care they need. Putting off dental treatments allows decay, fractures, and other oral health issues to progress, becoming more damaging and expensive to repair.
Even if you’re comfortable at routine dental visits, you may feel very uncomfortable about more advanced treatments like dental implant surgery, or you may have a strong gag reflex that makes it hard to tolerate certain aspects of a dental visit. At St. Marks Painless Dental, your comfort is our priority at every visit. We’re proud to offer safe and effective sedation dentistry in Brooklyn, NY, so you can overcome your fears and get the care you need in total comfort!
Dental anxiety is a deeply personal issue, and no two people experience it the same way. We offer multiple sedation dentistry options to give you a comfortable, relaxing, and painless experience at every visit and through every treatment.
Nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas,” is the most common sedation dentistry treatment. Inhaling a mix of oxygen and nitrous oxide gas through a nose mask for a few minutes will help you feel deeply relaxed, minimize tooth sensitivity and gum tenderness, suppress your gag reflex, and even help local dental anesthesia work better and last longer.
It’s a safe option for children and adults and can help kids tolerate dental treatments without feeling overwhelmed. The effects wear off within a few minutes after we remove the gas so that you can go about your routine following treatment with nitrous oxide.
If you need complex treatments, or your dental fear is too intense to overcome with nitrous oxide alone, oral conscious sedation might be right for you. We will give you a carefully calculated dose of oral medications (pill) to induce a “twilight” state of consciousness, which many patients find so relaxing that they nap through their appointment.
We can boost the relaxation effects of oral conscious sedation with nitrous oxide and will administer local dental anesthesia to ensure a completely painless experience. Oral conscious sedation lasts several hours to help you through even long appointments.
Many practices that offer sedation dentistry can’t administer IV sedation, which requires special training and equipment. As part of our commitment to delivering painless dental care, we’re proud to offer this predictable, fast, and safe approach to achieving a deeper level of sedation.
Because we can adjust the dose of the medication as needed, we can ensure profound relaxation and comfort throughout every phase of your treatment.
Sedation dentistry can be a life-changing experience if dental fear has kept you from getting the care you need. Many people come to us after years of making dental appointments, only to cancel them later because they feel too uneasy. At St. Marks Painless Dental, we recognize that dental fear and anxiety shouldn’t prevent essential dental care.
Delaying or avoiding dental treatment due to phobia or stress can result in serious health consequences, such as accelerated bone loss, tooth loss, soft tissue degeneration, and heightened risks of conditions like heart attack, stroke, and diabetes. Our team is committed to offering cutting-edge sedation dentistry options that alleviate fear and anxiety, guaranteeing that dental procedures, including intricate implant restorations, are performed safely, efficiently, and with minimal discomfort.
