Choosing the Right Anesthesia Option: Ensuring Your Comfort and Safety
At Allez Dental, we offer four types of anesthesia to help alleviate apprehension during dental surgery and ensure a more comfortable experience:
Local Anesthesia: Commonly known as novocaine, local anesthesia involves the application of modern and potent anesthetics such as septocaine and marcaine directly to the area around the tooth. It helps minimize pain during surgery and is suitable for patients who prefer to be awake and conscious during the procedure.
Laughing Gas or Nitrous Oxide: Administered through a nasal mask, laughing gas induces relaxation while keeping the patient awake and conscious. It is suitable for shorter procedures and for those who experience nervousness during surgery but do not want to be completely asleep.
Twilight Sedation: This involves a combination of oral sedation with laughing gas and local anesthesia. It induces a state of semi-consciousness and is suitable for nervous patients seeking greater relaxation without complete sedation.
Deep Sedation: Intravenous (IV) sedation puts the patient into an unconscious sleep state where they will not feel, hear, or see anything. It is ideal for patients with intense fear of the dentist who desire an experience without memories of the procedure. Please note that IV sedation requires specific pre-procedure instructions.