Sedation Dentistry

If you suffer from severe dental anxiety, sedation dentistry would be a great option. Fear of the dentist can prevent people from getting necessary dental treatment, resulting in untreated dental problems that may require expensive procedures to treat. Sedation will temporarily relieve you of dental anxiety by putting you at ease and relaxing your nerves.

There are a few different types of sedation dentistry depending on the severity of the anxiety and the procedure being performed. When you express interest in sedation dentistry, your dentist will go over each of these options with you to decide what’s right for you!

Sedation Dentistry

No oral hygiene routine is complete without regular dental cleanings and checkups. Even if your at-home dental hygiene is perfect, going to the dentist is still necessary to catch developing or potential oral problems. Avoiding the dentist out of fear will mean you’re missing out on preventative measures and risking developing an oral disease.

Sedation dentistry may be right for you if you have:

• A severe gag reflex that prevents oral procedures from being performed
• A phobia of needles
• Anxiety at the sound of the dental drill
• Fear of feeling discomfort or pain

Allowing dental problems to go undiagnosed and untreated will eventually lead to infection or loss of teeth. If you have an abscess in a tooth, root canal therapy is the best treatment. Please contact Syrpes & Pangborn, our Centennial, Colorado, endodontics office to learn more about root canal therapy!