You’ve dreamed about it—going to sleep and waking up with all of your problems solved. You’ll have the perfect job, your bills will be paid, your weight will be ideal, you’ll finally have the hair you’ve always wanted, and of course, your teeth will be perfect.
When reality sets in, you realize that it’s all a pipe dream. Your problems can’t just go away while you’re asleep. Or can they? With sleep dentistry, it’s absolutely possible.
Sedation has enabled dentists to work more quickly and provides a method that is effective and painless. It’s simple: while you sleep, the dentist fixes your teeth, and when you wake up, you have that perfect smile you’ve been dreaming about.
Sleep dentistry is all about making sure patients are completely relaxed during a procedure, and you can’t get more relaxed than being asleep.
How Does Sleep Dentistry Work?
Here, at the Blende Dental Group, our sleep dentistry method usually involves three visits to our offices, but you’ll only have work done on your teeth during one of those visits.
First, you’ll have a consultation where we will determine exactly what needs to be done. We will evaluate your dental needs, discuss your concerns about the treatment, and we’ll schedule your procedure.
Then, you come back and take a nap. You will be completely sedated and while you sleep, the dentist will do all the work you need to completely restore your teeth to perfect health. Root canals, crowns, tooth extractions, gum surgery, the works. Whatever you need, it will all be done while you sleep soundly. Our anesthesiologist will keep an eye on your well-being while we focus on making your teeth and gums healthy and beautiful.
Finally, there will be a follow-up visit to make sure that everything is perfect, but by then, the hard part is done. Your mouth is restored, your teeth look fantastic, and you can show off a happy, healthy smile.
Sleep Dentistry Methods
Depending on the amount of work that has to be done, you might need more than one treatment, but you’ll sleep right through every procedure.
There are two types of sleep methods: IV sedation is perfect for patients who need treatments lasting under four hours. General anesthesia, which is usually performed in a hospital, is used for longer procedures.
You will be completely asleep, hearing, seeing, smelling, and tasting nothing while we restore your mouth to good health.
You Sleep, Dentist Fixes Your Teeth
Traditionally, for patients who need a lot of work, procedures are stretched out over long periods, with visits scheduled over several months. Sleep dentistry is different. If you need a lot of work done, it can usually be completed during a single visit.
Sleep dentistry is an excellent option for patients who suffer from dental phobia or have special needs because there is no pain and no stress during the procedure. It’s also perfect for people who have busy schedules or who would rather get it all done instead of having to make frequent trips to the dentist’s office.
If you’ve been dreaming about waking up to a perfect smile, if you need a lot of dental work but don’t have a flexible schedule, or if you or a loved one has special needs, then sleep dentistry might be the perfect solution.
The Blende Dental Group offers Sedation and Sleep Dentistry for fearful, phobic, and special needs patients. To learn more about sleep dentistry, download a free copy of the The Consumer’s Guide To Sedation & Sleep Dentistry. To speak with a patient care coordinator or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-575-3375.