North Vancouver Sedation Dentistry
We offer various options of sedation for your comfort, these are employed for patients who have anxiety around dental surgical procedures. Sedation is a great tool to ensure comfortable and painfree experience for our patients and we work with a certified specialist in anesthesia to provide our patients with IV sedation.
Minimal (Oral) Sedation (Conscious Sedation)
Oral sedation is given as an oral medication in pill form about an hour before your procedure begins. This is also known as conscious sedation which aims at helping reduce anxiety without complete loss of consciousness. Patients are usually aware but relaxed with this modality and have minimum down time after.
Moderate Intravenous (IV) Sedation
Conscious IV sedation is given directly to your bloodstream through an IV line. It helps you feel relaxed during your appointment. It does not put you fully to sleep but it will sedate you enough to relieve any anxiety surrounding long dental procedures. Within sedation dentistry, this option is usually suited for longer procedures or chosen with wisdom teeth extractions or Full arch procedures. Your dental practitioner will discuss this in detail as well. We provide IV sedation with a certified specialist in Anesthesiology for utmost comfort and patient safety.