Posts for category: Sedation Dentistry
Did you happen to see Dr. Scott on Twin Cities Live this week? You can see Dr. Scott in action with John Hanson and Ian Punnett as they each made a visit to our office.
During last week’s segment, John Hanson shared his experience being sedated at our office. John was asleep from 7am-2pm and said he has no memory of what happened and says he felt no pain! Some benefits of sedation include being able to get a lot of work done at once and not having to miss a lot of work.
Ian Punnett also shared his experience at our office during his last visit. As you may know, Ian has a dental phobia that goes back many years. You can see a clip from Ian and John’s visit here.
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The type of sedation that we do in our office (IV sedation) is also used in many other offices. Not only is IV sedation used for plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery, and oral surgery, but it is very useful for dentistry. Shamblott Family Dentistry uses IV sedation not only for oral surgery procedures, but also for patients with anxiety or other dental fears. Read this article for more information on IV sedation.
There are many benefits of having IV sedation. People are able to breathe and move on their own, which notifies the doctor and nurse anesthetist that the patient is having discomfort before the patient is even conscious of it. There are less side effects with IV sedation than with general anesthesia. Patients tend to have a lower risk of blood clots, less nausea, and quicker recoveries with IV sedation.
We have seen many patients who have had their work done at our office with IV sedation and had wonderful results. We always work with the same group of nurse anesthetists who take very good care of our patients. If you're interested in sedation, we would love to meet you!
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Thinking about sedation? If you are fearful of coming to the dentist, have a busy schedule, or have difficulty getting numb, sedation may be just the solution for you!
There are many great reasons to have your dental work done with sedation. You will not remember or feel a thing and you can do up to six hours of dentistry while sedated. Many years of missed appointments (up to eight separate appointments) can be made up in just one or two visits.
We have a certified nurse anesthetist (CRNA) that will be at every sedation appointment. The nurse anesthetist will administrate the sedative drugs and will monitor the patient throughout the entire procedure. This form of IV sedation is safer than other types of sleep dentistry.
Please give us a call for more information about sedation and setting up a sedation consultation appointment!
