Are you anxious about having dental treatment performed?\u00a0 You are not alone!\u00a0 Many people postpone having necessary treatment due to a high level of fear.\u00a0Most dental conditions worsen when they are not treated and can put a person\u2019s health at risk in some cases.<\/p>\n
At Long Family Dental<\/strong>, we offer several levels of sedation<\/strong> to make it comfortable for you to have treatment.\u00a0The first level is nitrous oxide or laughing gas. Many dental practices offer this level.\u00a0 It relaxes you and gives you a \u201cfloating\u201d feeling so you are distracted from what is going on in your mouth.<\/p>\n The next level of sedation is oral sedation.\u00a0 A patient arrives about an hour prior to treatment and takes medication prescribed by the doctor according the medical history and existing medications.\u00a0 Again, the patient feels very relaxed and many times will go to sleep.\u00a0 The patient is aware at a certain level that dental work is being performed, but they are so relaxed they really don\u2019t care.<\/p>\n The highest level of sedation offered at our practice is IV conscious sedation.\u00a0 The patient is put on an IV drip of medication prescribed according to the medical history and existing medications.\u00a0 The patient\u2019s vital signs are monitored closely as the patient rests comfortably and is generally unaware of what is happening.\u00a0 When treatment is complete, the doctor stops the IV medication and the patient wakes up with no to little memory of the procedure.<\/p>\n If you need dental treatment but are afraid, let us schedule you for an exam and discuss which option would be best for you.\u00a0 Remember, postponing the treatment will allow the conditions to worsen and negatively impact your health.\u00a0 Once you have experienced sedation dentistry, you won\u2019t be afraid to have dental treatment in the future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you anxious about having dental treatment performed?\u00a0 You are not alone!\u00a0 Many people postpone having necessary treatment due to a high level of fear.\u00a0Most dental conditions worsen when they are not treated and can put a person\u2019s health at risk in some cases. At Long Family Dental, we offer several levels of sedation to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n