Sedation Dentistry in Aurora.

"Dental Anxiety" is the number 1 reason for people avoiding the dentist.

Avoiding the dentist might help you ease your nerves and anxiety, but it can also make a negative impact on your oral health.

For patients with Dental Anxiety, Smiles Dental offers Sedation Dentistry. As its name suggests, Sedation Dentistry allows us to care for your oral health needs, while you are relaxed under medically supervised sedation.

At Smiles Dental in Aurora, our skilled and experienced surgeons and nurses will help you achieve that beautiful smile in comfort.

Depending on your situation and level of anxiety there are several types of Sedation available

better known as laughing gas - is an effective anesthetic that is widely utilized in dentistry to help relax patients during a procedure. The gas is administered through a mask placed over the nose of the patient. After 30 seconds to 5 minutes of breathing the patient begins to feel a pleasant level of sedation. In some patients the cheeks and gums will begin to feel numb. After the gas has been adjusted to the appropriate dose and the patient is relaxed and sedated we can proceed with treatment. Through the entire process, you will be monitored by our specially trained team of professionals. After treatment is completed the patient is given pure oxygen to breath for about five minutes. During this time the effects of sedation are usually reversed. Unlike IV or general anesthesia the patient can almost always leave the office by themselves.

Depending on the severity of the dental anxiety, oral sedatives can be administered the night before or 30 minutes before your appointment. These sedatives help alleviate anxiety while inducing a state of conscious relaxation throughout your dental appointment. They will also create some amnestic effects making your visit feel fast and leave very little memory of specific events.