Conscious sedation for nervous patients
If you’re nervous about visiting the dentist, this could lead you to avoid treatment, which could damage your oral health. Instead, we recommend conscious sedation or sleep dentistry to help you feel calm and relaxed throughout your treatment.
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Safe and effective
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No more nerves
You will feel drowsy, relaxed and calm throughout the procedure
No Pain or Memory
You wont feel any pain nor remember much about the procedure
If you’re a nervous patient and want to know how we can help make your treatment less daunting, dental sedation could help you. We use conscious sedation to help patients to relax through their treatment. Get in touch with our team today.
We know that some dental treatments can be daunting to nervous patients. Perhaps you're nervous about the sounds and sensations, or you've had a bad experience in the past and are worried about this happening again. At the Implant and Cosmetic Smiles clinic we take pride in providing the best possible experience to our patients. Dental sedation can help you to feel more at-ease during your treatment. You will still be awake and conscious, but you will feel relaxed and calm and wont remember much about the procedure after.
Conscious sedation is not only used for very nervous patients. It's also a popular choice for any patient undergoing longer procedures. such as full mouth Implant procedures. This is because of something known as the "twilight sleep". When you are under sedation, you feel calm and relaxed, and time seems to pass by more quickly. This means that longer procedures will feel much shorter, and patients rarely remember the procedure afterwards.
How can conscious sedation help?
You don’t have to be a nervous patient to enjoy the benefits of conscious sedation. It’s also highly effective for making longer procedures seem to pass by quickly and help you to relax during oral surgery. Here are just some of the ways it can help.
Help nervous patients
The most common use for dental sedation is to help nervous patients overcome their fear and have the treatment carried out in a relaxed and drowsy state with no pain
Help with long procedures
Sedation can help longer procedures to feel like they are much shorter for patients especially long implant procedures
Help anyone relax
Sedation helps patients feel more relaxed making the dental procedure so much more comfortable
No Pain
Sedated patients will still be given local anaesthetic or numbed but you wont feel or remember this
No or Little recall of the procedure
You wont remember much about the procedure and patients often think they were asleep but you remain conscious throughout
Quick Recovery
You will be able to go home and rest shortly after the procedure is complete
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Here’s what to expect
Curious about the treatment journey and what is included? Here’s what you can expect when you choose The Implants and Cosmetic Smiles Clinic as your treatment provider.
If you're curious about conscious sedation at the dentist, we encourage you to book an appointment with our team. We will take a complete medical history and determine if you are a suitable candidate.
We will need to you arrive early before your procedure to prepare for the sedation and to have some basic checks carried out. The sedation will be administered and the procedure carried out and once complete you will be able to return home shortly after. You will be provided with all the aftercare and support you need
You won't be able to drive or leave on your own, so you will need someone to collect you and stay with you after your appointment. Our staff will be on hand if you have any questions about your aftercare.
Wondering about the cost of treatment?
With interest-free financing available on most treatments, you can spread the cost of dental care into affordable monthly payments. Access the treatments you want without delay thanks to our flexible payment terms.
Frequently asked questions
We’ve answered the most common patient questions below. If you still have questions about your dental treatment, get in touch to book a free consultation.
You will feel drowsy , sleepy and very relaxed throughout the procedure and wont remember much about the dental procedure.
The simple answer is you should not feel any pain during the procedure. You will still be numbed or given local anaesthetic also , but this is still carried out very gently so you wont even remember it being done.
No, it's not the same as a general anaesthetic, and you will still be conscious throughout your procedure. Some people find that they can nod off to sleep while they are undergoing treatment, but this is because they are so relaxed during the treatment. Many patients think they were asleep afterwards as they don't recall the procedure being carried out and are surprised at how easy it was.
The sedation will last as long as the procedure needed to be carried out. The recovery time once the procedure is complete is very quick and you will go home shortly after but you must be accompanied by an adult as you will still feel a little drowsy for several hours after. Patients often describe it as a nice feeling like they have had a few glasses of wine to drink after.
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