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Sedation Dentist | Denton, TX
If the thought of going to the dentist causes you fear, then Denton Smiles Family Dentistry is the foremost choice for sedation dentistry in Denton, Texas. In order to obtain a Hollywood smile and maintain a healthy mouth, you can’t avoid going to the dentist. Fortunately, Denton Smiles can provide the comfortable experience that you need to remove your fears and be relaxed to get the dental care that you need.
Levels of Sedation Dentistry
There are various levels of sedation offered to patients with an unhealthy fear of the dentist. It was once referred to as “sleep dentistry” but this is not exactly accurate since you were still awake during the treatment, so a better name was sourced.
With sedation dentistry, a medicated sedation technique is adopted to achieve one of four levels:
- Minimal – You are relaxed but still awake.
- Moderate – You probably won’t remember much of the treatment, and there will most definitely be slurring your words.
- Deep – You are basically unconscious, but can still be easily awakened if necessary.
- General Anesthesia – You are “knocked out” so to speak; you will be asleep/unconscious.
A number of medications can be used within sedation dentistry. Nitrous oxide is typically used for minimal sedation, oral pills from the same family as Valium for moderate sedation, an I.V. sedative is typically injected directly into your veins for deep sedation, and deep sedation that you would normally expect from a general.
For those of you that are still panicking about the procedure – a local anesthetic is still given alongside sedation techniques to ensure that the whole treatment is completely pain free.
It’s not just fear that sedation dentistry can be good for, however. It has proved to be a very successful form of treatment for patients that have a very strong gag reflex or very sensitive teeth, low pain thresholds, larger and more prolific amounts of dental work required or even severe pain.
Children are often treated with a form of sedation dentistry because they seem to hate the dentist even more than their parents! However, those dental practices that offer moderate and above levels of sedation dentistry must have taken part in a particular accreditation (CODA) to be able to perform the procedures and administer the necessary drugs.
What Our Patients Say
Absolutely the *TOP* dentist in the D/FW area! We were referred to Dr. Olson by a friend. His office is a 35 minute drive from our home and absolutely worth it. Our daughter is 4 years old and needs extensive work done on her teeth, that will require IV sedation. We have met with 3 other dentists in the area, and didn’t have a peace about them being the ones to do the work on her. We have been searching for the very best, and thankfully, found Dr. Olson.
Cristina W.
Smiles staff are all very pleasant and professional. I have had many bad experiences with dentist and was afraid to go back. Dr. Tran did 3 fillings on me. I actually fell asleep. She’s soft spoken and very gentle handed. My extraction also went well didn’t fall asleep but didn’t have any pain. Yay They did a follow up call to see if I had any issues. I would recommend any and every one to make Smiles their dentist.
PS: very clean facility too
Alisha C.
Not a fan of the dentist in the slightest but everyone at Denton Smiles is top notch and erased my fear completely. I'm super appreciative and can't recommend enough. Having people poke around in your mouth is a pretty invasive experience, but everyone here does nothing but put your mind at ease. THANK YOU!!!
MavLHP44
Everyone in the office was really kind and you can tell they care about their patients. They took their time, asked questions, and listened to my concerns. There was an issue with my insurance and they gave me great advice as to how to handle it. Also, I received the gentlest but most thorough cleaning. I will definitely be visiting again in 6 months!
