Sedation Dentistry

Our office offers our patients the option of Intravenous Sedation, also referred to as Moderate Sedation or “Twilight Sleep,” for their periodontal/implant surgical treatment. This is what sets our office apart from other dental practices; it is our niche.

Intravenous Sedation or “twilight sleep” helps you to be comfortable and calm when undergoing dental procedures. Your treatment can be completed for you under intravenous sedation, if you so desire. Intravenous sedation or “IV sedation” (twilight sleep) is designed to better enable you to undergo your dental procedures while you are very relaxed. It will enable you to tolerate as well as not remember those procedures that may be very uncomfortable for you. IV sedation will essentially help alleviate the anxiety associated with your treatment. You may not always be asleep but you will be comfortable, calm and relaxed, drifting in and out of sleep – a “twilight sleep”.

If you choose the option of intravenous sedation, your IV sedation/anesthesia is administered and monitored by Dr. Brown, therefore eliminating the costly expense of having your treatment carried out in an operating room or same-day surgical facility.

A thin needle or catheter will be introduced into a vein in your arm or hand. The needle will be attached to an intravenous tube through which medication will be given to help you relax and feel comfortable. Once again some patients may be asleep while others will slip in and out of sleep. Some patients with medical conditions and/or on specific drug regimens may only be lightly sedated and may not sleep at all.

The goal of IV sedation is to use as little medication as possible to get the treatment completed. With IV sedation, a constant “drip” is maintained via the intravenous tube. At any time an antidote can be administered to reverse the effects of the medications if necessary. IV sedation is very safe!

Once again, all modalities are administered and monitored by Dr. Brown in the safety and comfort of our office environment.

Sedation is also a great option for the elderly, the disabled, or simply- the fearful!

Dental phobia is a real, often overwhelming reality for thousands of people. Negative previous dental experiences, fear of needles or drills, and severe gag reflexes are just some of the reasons people feel extreme anxiety when thinking about visiting the dentist.

If you suffer from dental phobia- fear no more! At Graig D. Brown DDS MS PLLC, we are committed to understanding the very real nature of your fears. Not only will our staff treat you with delicacy and care, but IV sedation will allow you to experience dentistry in a whole new way. While engaging in a pleasant sleep-like experience, Dr. Brown will be hard at work making sure you “wake up” with the results you desire.