Sedation Options
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Stay Calm & Comfortable With Sedation Options in Sioux Falls
To maintain healthy teeth and gums, you need to feel comfortable enough to visit your dentist on a regular basis. That's why we go out of our way to earn your trust and create a pleasant patient experience during your appointments at Eastside Smiles. To make you feel at ease, we offer gentle care with cozy amenities like pillows, blankets, and headphones. We can also provide soothing sedation options in Sioux Falls if you need additional help feeling relaxed.
Trying dental sedation will:
- Help you tune out sights, smells, and other environmental triggers of a dental office
- Build your confidence about your future dental appointments
- Allow you to choose the method that's best suited to your treatment and anxiety level
- Keep you calm and relaxed long enough to get through complicated or multiple procedures
- Make it easier for us to work on your teeth by relieving your sensitive gag reflex
If you're ready to experience comfortable dentistry with sedation, call us today for a stress-free visit.
Ease Your Anxiety With Your Choice of Dental Sedation
We offer sedation that's safe for kids and adults so that everyone in your family can feel confident during dental visits. You can choose between:
- Inhaled Sedation - You probably know this method as laughing gas, a mild form of sedation you inhale through a mask. It's a child-friendly, flexible option because it takes effect immediately, can be adjusted as needed during treatment, and wears off quickly afterward so you can drive yourself to and from your appointment.
- Oral Sedation - We can prescribe an FDA-approved pill that you'll take prior to your visit so that you feel deeply relaxed in time for your procedure. If you need longer, more complicated treatment or plan to have multiple procedures in a single visit, this is an ideal option. It will take longer to wear off, so this type of sedation would require you to have someone drive you to and from our office.
Sedation options in Sioux Falls can change the way you experience dental care! Call Eastside Smiles at 605-638-9986 for an appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sedation Options
Does sedation dentistry work for most patients?
Over the years, we have found that at least one of our two sedation options will benefit any patient. If you're nervous about your visit with us, you'll have your choice of sedation options. We'll discuss each one in detail, answer any questions you have about sedation, and help you decide on the method that's right for you.
Is dental sedation safe?
Yes, dental sedation is completely safe, especially in the hands of our competent and trained team. There should be nothing to worry about when you choose to be sedated for your procedure. We'll monitor you during and after your procedure to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible and you don't feel any discomfort.
What should I expect after dental sedation?
If you choose inhaled sedation with laughing gas, the effects of the sedative will vanish immediately after your exam or procedure. You should have no problem safely driving yourself home. With oral conscious sedation, the pill's effects will linger for a few hours, so you'll need a trusted friend or family member to drive you home afterward.
