Dental Sedation

Conscious dental sedation can help eliminate your dental fears for a smooth and painless treatment.

What is Sedation?

Dental sedation is like the bridge that divides local and general anaesthetic. It puts you in a drowsy and relaxed state during dental treatment. You’ll still be conscious, but less aware. It makes many patients feel like they’re sleeping and reduces pain and anxiety. Afterwards, you’ll have very little memory of your dental procedure. As the effects of sedation wear off, the patient is monitored until they’re fully ready to leave. Dental sedation is safe and preferred by some patients compared to local anaesthetic.

How it works

This process can be used for many treatments such as sedation for tooth extraction and other oral sedation dentistry treatments.

Patient assessment

Your dentist will assess your current health status, medical history and any risks which might come from treatment.

Informed consent

Everything will be explained to you at this stage like the process and any benefits. If you have concerns or questions, they can be discussed at this stage. Your dentist will then obtain informed consent.

Medication administered

For pre and post treatment, analgesics may be recommended. These are medications used to relieve pain.

Monitoring

Your tooth will be monitored for a period of time to assess the treatment’s success. In most cases, your dentist will also make sure you spend up to 30 minutes in recovery once the procedure has finished.

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We’re proud to have over 200 practices across the UK. Each practice has a team of friendly and experienced dentists who are happy to answer any questions about your dental sedation.

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