Sedation Dentistry

Ottawa Sedation Dentist

Dr. Leila Ebrahimpoor - Your choice for a sedation dentist in Ottawa, ON.

Sedation Dentistry is a safe, effective method for patients experiencing a fear associated with the dental office, helping them to cope with their anxiety and experience a comfortable, stress-free treatment. This method relies on the administration of a certain family of drugs broadly known as sedatives. These sedatives diminish the activity of the central nervous system to the level that the patient is able to experience comfort.

Following sedation, patients are left with little to almost no memory of the treatment sessions. In cases of patients who find their gag reflex a problem for dental treatment, sedation enables it to be controlled. In general, it leads to a better co-operation between dentist and his/her patients and consequently decreases the number of appointments.

Certain people could benefit the most from Sedation dentistry, including those experiencing an excessive fear of the dental office, those with a previous traumatic experience and also the people who simply find the oral injection stressful. It also could be a viable option for people who do not find anesthesia convenient. IV sedation can be a choice for the complex and extensive dental treatments such as oral surgeries or Implant surgeries.

Sedation could be received orally. In this case, the patient takes 1 or 2 sedative pills ahead of appointment. This is a safe method for mild and moderate anxieties.

Nitrous oxide or laughing gas may be used to achieve minimal sedation in combination with a recommended dosage of oral medications.

Equally safe but with more benefits is the IV sedation that means the injection of sedative medicine into a vein. Comparing to the oral method, it provides a more effective and lasting sedation and therefore is an apt choice to control moderate to excessive levels of anxiety. It almost leaves no trace of the appointment in patient’s memory and the patient can hardly notice the length of treatment session.

Taking these features into account, IV sedation would be the right choice for the more complicated or lengthier dental procedures. Likewise, it is suitable for patients who decide to come to a dental office after a long period of neglect and their treatment plan includes many procedures.

Please do remember that due to the basic pharmaceutical function of sedatives and their effect on the nervous system, in neither cases are you allowed to drive immediately before and following the appointment and therefore need someone to drive you.