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Sedation Dentistry – Dallas, TX 

Easy & Stress-Free Dental Treatment

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Millions of adults and children throughout the world suffer from a degree of fear or anxiety when they visit the dentist. If you are among them, rest assured that Dr. Vanderbrook and our team completely understand your feelings. That is why we offer multiple types of sedation dentistry, including nitrous oxide and oral conscious sedation. With the help of these advanced services , you may be able to enjoy easy and stress-free dental treatment.

Why Choose Vanderbrook Family Dentistry for Sedation Dentistry? 

  • Sedation Available for Children & Adults
  • Multiple Sedation Techniques
  • Comfortable, Stress-Free Dental Treatment

Nitrous Oxide Sedation

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If it’s time for your six-month checkup, you’re struggling with a painful toothache, or you want to fix a few imperfections in your smile, but you struggle with dental-related anxiety, then don’t hesitate to ask our team about dental nitrous oxide in Dallas. Widely known as “laughing gas,” this calming solution has been used to help patients have the calm, comfortable experience that they deserve for decades. If you’d like to learn more about it, give us a call or read on!

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Who is a Good Candidate for Nitrous Oxide?

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Since nitrous oxide is one of the mildest forms of sedation, we often recommend it for children and adults who:

  • Struggle with mild to moderate anxiety about dental treatment
  • Have a fear of needles
  • Experience head/neck/jaw pain
  • Have a sensitive gag reflex
  • Need extensive dental care, like multiple tooth extractions

Of course, there are also some patients who aren’t candidates. For example, nitrous oxide isn’t recommended for patients who are pregnant, who are allergic, or who have a breathing condition, like asthma.

How Does Nitrous Oxide Work? 

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In addition to being quite safe, nitrous oxide is very convenient. Once you settle into the treatment chair, a member of our team will position the nasal mask in place and ask you to breathe through your nose. Since the gas is colorless and nearly odorless, you likely won’t notice anything – until you begin to feel the effects. After a few minutes, you will feel a wave of relaxation wash over you. When you’re ready to begin, we will provide the preventive, cosmetic, or emergency dentistry that you need or want, adjusting the flow of nitrous oxide as needed throughout the process.

Aftercare for Nitrous Oxide

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One of the many benefits of nitrous oxide is that the effects wear off almost as quickly as they set in. As a result, you will be able to resume your normal routine immediately after your appointment. You should even be able to drive yourself home! All we ask is that you follow any aftercare instructions we provide you with pertaining to the care you received, like rinsing with warm saltwater periodically or using a cold compress for 10 minutes at a time.

Oral Conscious Sedation

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With oral conscious sedation, we simply prescribe a sedative in pill form that you should swallow shortly before your treatment is about to begin. Within minutes, you should start to feel relaxed. You might even feel drowsy. Once you are comfortable, we can get to work on treating your smile. You can expect an easy experience. In fact, most people do not have any memory of their procedure once the sedative wears off, making this method ideal for patients who feel nervous when they are exposed to the sights, sounds, and sensations of dental treatment.