Imagine with me, you just got home from a night on the town. You went to your favorite restaurant, with that special someone, and ordered your favorite dish. After, the two of you went to that new movie with that famous, overpaid academy-award winning actor/actress. The night doesn’t end there; you both get a few cocktails and go dancing. By the time you get home, the sun has already had its morning coffee and is ready to start the next day. You slowly climb into bed, making sure there isn’t a speck of sunlight shining through your curtains. As your head descends down to your pillow, you can’t help but think that you may have to sleep until the next sunrise. Your eyes close, your body slips away into that sweet slumber, and you let go. You enter into what’s known as a “twilight state”. You’re not completely asleep, but you’re definitely not awake. This is exactly what your body experiences when you are treated using our IV sedation.

You’ve probably heard enough about our IV sedation dentistry (http://www.advanceddds.com/sedation_dentistry.html), but people still aren’t seeing that this is viable course of treatment. Not only will you not experience any discomfort during the procedure, but you don’t even have to deal with the unwanted memories of being in the chair. This is not to be confused with general anesthesia. When a patient is given general anesthesia (GA) they are completely incapacitated. This is because GA is not just one medication, but rather an assortment of different pharmaceuticals, each with the specific purpose of keeping you unconscious. A major component is what’s called a paralytic. It does exactly what it sounds like it should, it paralyzes the patient. Furthermore, when a patient is paralyzed, it stops all the involuntary movements that keep us ticking, even when we don’t think about it. This includes breathing, which is why GA patients are intubated, so they are still able to breathe during their surgery. There is no such medication used when dental sedation is performed. Not only is it extremely unsafe, but it would be hard for Dr. Raskin or D’Orlando to work on you, with a tube down your throat. On the other side of the spectrum,  IV sedation is so simple; you wake up not remembering much, and you realize you’re done before you’ve realize the procedure has started.

There are two types of sedation that the doctors use. The first is an oral sedation. The patient takes a pill and waits for the effects to take kick in, Advanced DDS does not administer this treatment. The other course of action, IV Sedation, is more effective than the oral forms. Medication is intravenously fed into the patient’s blood stream, taking effect within seconds. The patient is put into a state of limbo, a space directly between consciousness and unconsciousness. There is a very minimal amount of awareness; however, the medications induce a mild form of short term amnesia making the patient forget the procedure. Even though both methods are central nervous system depressants, they do not get rid of the pain experienced by the procedure, and a local anesthetic will be required to aid in pain management. What’s not to like? With the exception of a whitening treatment, there is no procedure too small. We want to make you as comfortable as possible, because our staff makes your smile our priority.

For more information on Long Island sedation dentistry, please refer back to our homepage http://www.advanceddds.com

There are many fearful patient that want to get their dental work completed but are just too afraid. From fillings to gum treatments to implant surgery, we now offer the option of I.V. Conscious sedation. Check out the web pages on sedation for a complete explanation on how it works.  If you are fearful to have dental work, ask us how your visit can be anxiety free.