If you suffer from anxiety or fear related to dentistry, you’re not alone. Dental anxiety affects an estimated 36% of the population, with a further 12% suffering from extreme dental fear. At Smiles by Hanna, a top priority is to provide as comfortable and minimally invasive treatment as possible. We do our best to create a warm, friendly, relaxing, and judgment-free environment and offer all types of sedation dentistry in Gilbert, AZ.
Dental anesthesia lets you feel completely at ease when receiving preventive, restorative, or cosmetic dentistry procedures. With relaxing sedation anesthesia near you delivered by our compassionate and skilled team, there’s no reason to allow dental anxiety to impact your oral health and quality of life!
Also known as laughing gas, this type of dental anesthesia in Gilbert, AZ, is ideal if you have mild to moderate dental anxiety. Nitrous oxide is administered through a nasal mask, and the relaxing effects are felt within a few minutes. It induces a feeling of euphoria or giddiness, making you carefree about getting dental work done.
When your procedure is complete, you breathe pure oxygen to flush any residual nitrogen oxide out of your system. With no lingering side effects, you can drive yourself home or to work and return to your daily routine with no downtime.
Oral conscious sedation enables the use of different medications and incremental dose protocols, depending on the length of your visit and needs. You’ll take one pill about an hour before your appointment. In some cases, we recommend taking one pill the night before to help prevent anxiety from interfering with getting a good night’s rest.
This type of dental anesthesia induces a relaxed and sleepy state that makes you unconcerned about receiving dental treatment. Due to the short-term amnesiac effects of this type of sedation dentistry, most patients remember little or nothing about their visit. With lingering side effects, a friend or family member must drive you to and from our office.
As the strongest type of sedation dentistry, general anesthesia is reserved for severe dental phobia or lengthy, complex treatment. During the procedure, a board-certified anesthesiologist administers the anesthesia and closely monitors your heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing. General anesthesia induces an unconscious state, so you won’t be able to respond or feel any pain during your procedure. General anesthesia side effects can last for up to 24 hours. As such, a responsible adult must accompany you to our office, stay during your procedure/recovery, and drive you home.
Dr. Hanna Mansoor is certified to administer IV sedation in Gilbert, AZ. Also known as intravenous sedation, IV sedation is a safe and effective method that ensures a relaxed and comfortable experience during dental procedures, such as All-on-4® full mouth dental implants. Administration of sedative medications through an intravenous line in your arm or hand induces deep relaxation, often described as twilight sleep.
Throughout IV sedation, your vital signs are closely monitored to ensure your safety, and we can adjust the level of sedation. The medication used in IV sedation results in short-term amnesia, so most patients have little or no recall of their procedure. Due to side effects that can last up to 24 hours, a designated companion needs to drive you home, and you should refrain from driving and any rigorous activities for a full day.
Professional dental care is vital in maintaining optimal oral health, preventing dental diseases, and ensuring a better quality of life. Anxiety surrounding dental procedures and settings can give rise to avoidance behaviors, resulting in poor oral hygiene, delayed dental treatment, and compromised oral health.
Untreated gum disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults, which can cause many physical and emotional issues. And advanced gum disease is associated with heart disease, stroke, cancer, lung disease, and even Alzheimer’s. With soothing sedation dentistry delivered by our caring and skilled team, dental anxiety doesn’t have to wreak havoc on your smile and life ever again!
