Treatment
Oral Sedation
A prescribed pill that helps you feel deeply relaxed and calm throughout your dental visit.
Oral sedation uses a prescribed medication, taken as a pill before your visit, to help you feel deeply relaxed. You stay awake but calm and at ease during treatment.
You take the medication at the time we recommend, and it takes effect before your procedure begins. The calm feeling lasts through your visit, and we monitor you the whole time.
Oral sedation is a good step up from laughing gas for people with stronger dental anxiety. It helps longer or more involved visits feel comfortable and easy to sit through.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about oral sedation.
People with moderate dental anxiety, a strong gag reflex, or a longer procedure ahead. We review your health history to confirm it is safe for you.
You feel relaxed and drowsy, and time seems to pass quickly. Many people remember little about the visit afterward.
The medication takes effect within about an hour and keeps you relaxed through the appointment. The drowsy feeling can last for several hours afterward.
Because the medication makes you drowsy, you arrange for someone to drive you to and from your visit. We give you clear instructions beforehand.
You feel sleepy for the rest of the day, so plan to rest at home. The effects wear off fully by the next day.
