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North Vancouver General Dentist Services
For patients who experience stress or anxiety about dental visits, we offer sedation options designed to help you feel calm and at ease throughout your appointment. Everyone deserves access to quality dental care, no matter how uneasy they may feel about the experience. Our dentists are trained in various methods of sedation dentistry, and when you choose moderate or deep sedation, you’ll be cared for by experienced professionals dedicated to your safety and comfort. Whether it’s a routine treatment or a more complex procedure, your well-being is always our top priority.
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Oral Sedation
IV Sedation
Oral Sedation
Oral Sedation combines local anesthesia with an oral sedation pill to help you feel more relaxed during the dental procedure. You’ll remain fully conscious and feel more at ease. This option is suited for patients who need a bit of extra comfort to take the edge off a dental visit. You can have confidence choosing minimal sedation to support you through dental procedures, because you’ll have a pain-free experience with minimal risk.
Oral Sedation uses pills in advance of your appointment to help you feel calm and relaxed during your visit. Some patients feel so comfortable that they fall asleep during the procedure, but they can easily be awakened when needed. If you choose oral minimal sedation, you’ll receive a pill one hour in advance of your appointment in our office while supervised by professionals. You will need to have someone take you home as you will not be able to operate machinery for 24 hours after.
IV Sedation
IV sedation uses medication delivered intravenously (into the veins) to put patients into a calm and relaxed state before a dental procedure. Although it’s sometimes referred to as “sleep” dentistry, IV sedation is typically used as a conscious sedation technique. There are various levels of sedation used in IV sedation, most of which are considered moderate to deep because patients are largely unaware of their surroundings.
Intravenous sedation is administered directly through the blood. Our dentist will insert a thin needle into your arm or on the back of your hand. The needle is then connected to an intravenous tube, which delivers the sedative directly into the bloodstream.
In most cases, the sedative will make you very sleepy, sluggish, and unaware of what is going on around you, but not unconscious. This is why it’s sometimes referred to as “twilight” sedation.
Throughout the dental procedure, Our dentist will monitor your vital signs continuously, including your heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure. You’ll wake up fairly quickly after the IV is removed. Once the sedation wears off, you’re likely to remember very little of the procedure.