Did you know that dental health is vital to maintaining overall good health? By getting regular check-ups and cleanings, you can avoid more serious dental problems, such as gum disease or tooth decay.
But many patients avoid seeing a dentist regularly. Some people postpone making an appointment because it’s an inconvenience. Others avoid making appointments because they fear a trip to the dentist means getting a procedure that will be painful.
Regular visits to the dentist are the best way to avoid complex procedures. The more time that lapses between visits, the greater the chances that you’ll need more than an exam and cleaning.
Sometimes it’s necessary to treat more serious dental problems. Letting cavities or gum disease go untreated only results in bigger problems down the road. And with modern dentistry methods, getting these problems treated can be far less painful that living with them.
Thanks to new medications and modern dentistry methods, pain free dentist visits are possible.
Imagine going to the dentist to have work done, but instead of sitting anxiously in the dentist’s chair, you feel completely calm, listening to soothing music and comfortably relaxing or sleeping through the entire procedure.
Sedation Dentistry
Sedation dentistry has made pain free dentist visits possible. Using medications that alleviate pain and help you relax, a dentist can perform simple to complex procedures and ensure that your teeth and gums are healthy. All this can be done painlessly.
There are two types of sedation dentistry: conscious sedation and unconscious sedation.
With conscious sedation, you are given a sedative to keep you relaxed but awake during a procedure. Conscious sedation is administered orally with a pill (usually Halcion or valium) or a gas called nitrous oxide (laughing gas). You will remain awake and aware while your dental work is being done, but you will be completely relaxed and will feel no pain.
Unconscious sedation, which is often called sleep dentistry, is a procedure in which you are asleep for your entire procedure. Using either an IV sedative or general anesthesia (administered by a licensed anesthesiologist), you will fall into a deep sleep, and when you wake up, your dental work will be completed.
One-Sleep-Visit™ Total Dentistry
The Blende Dental Group is at the forefront of sedation dentistry, where pain free dentist techniques make even the most elaborate treatments painless. We’ve made this possible through our One-Sleep-Visit Total Dentistry Method, which provides our patients with painless, full-mouth restoration in a single procedure.
No matter how serious or severe your dental problems are, we can treat you painlessly in a single visit. This is done through unconscious sedation. We bring in any specialists that need to work on your teeth and gums, from endodontists to periodontists, and work together as a team to restore your mouth to full health.
This means your procedure is painless and that you won’t need to arrange a series of appointments over a long period of time. Our One-Sleep-Visit is convenient and pain free.
Post-Procedure Treatment
Many patients worry that they will have pain after their dental procedure. We help our patients avoid post-treatment pain and soreness with over-the-counter medications, such as Ibuprofen. For more complex procedures, we can offer prescription medications to relieve pain until your mouth is completely healed.
Either way, we will make sure you remain pain-free.
Here at the Blende Dental Group, in addition to ensuring total dental health, we make sure our patients have a positive and comfortable experience.To learn more or to schedule a pain free dentist appointment, please call 1.800.575.3375.