Anxious? We understand.
Relax and love your dentist… we have comfort items and all levels of sedation at Petaluma Dental Group
Our Comfort Menu
Making your teeth and health a priority isn’t as easy as it sounds – especially if even
thinking about the dentist makes you feel anxious or stressed. We love making you
feel as comfortable as possible and have a menu of comforting items.
All levels of Sedation
We are pleased to offer our patients the option of comfortable, safe, and effective
sedation dentistry. With sedation dentistry, patients can be completely relaxed
during treatment, in comfort, without gagging and anxiety.
Patients who benefit from sedation dentistry
may have:
- Fear or anxiety of being at the dentist
- Difficulty sitting still for long periods of time
- Apprehension about certain dental procedure
What is Sedation Dentistry?
Sedation dentistry refers to various techniques that can help patients achieve a relaxed state. Sedation dentistry does not necessarily mean the use of general anesthesia, however. The drugs used in sedation dentistry render a patient completely at ease, but conscious, so that basic treatments or advanced therapies can be performed with the patient able to provide responses.
Oral Conscious Sedation
Oral conscious sedation refers to the use of a liquid or pill prior to the dental visit. This will put the patient in that relaxed state. Patients will need to arrange for transportation to and from the appointment as they will not be in fit state to operate a vehicle
IV Sedation
V sedation refers to the use of sedation drugs administered intravenously at the practice. As with oral conscious sedation,patients will need to arrange for transportation to and from the appointment in order to ensure their safety.