Going to the dentist can be scary, especially for children. Which is why so many parents are choosing IV sedation. Anxiety and fear can serious issues for a child’s dental appointment, between the safety issues it can cause, to the need for several appointments, and trauma that can last a lifetime. One of the biggest [...]
A growing issue in the dental industry, that most patients don’t realize, is the risks involved with 'single model sedation'. This is when a dentist, administers IV sedation while also performing the dental procedure at the same time. In a recent article in InvestigateTV, shows dentist are allowed to do something most doctors aren’t. Mrs. [...]
More and more dental patients are turning to IV sedation to overcome their anxiety of about going to the dentist. It is a great solution if you have several procedures you want to have done at one time, you have a fear of the dentist and would just rather not deal with the whole process, [...]
Unfortunately, there is a growing crisis for special needs patients getting the dental care they need. Some of these children and adults are having to wait years for the oral health care they need. For someone with a disability, a trip to the dentist can be terrifying Trent is a smart young man with non-verbal [...]
IV sedation for dentistry is also known as, Intravenous Conscious Sedation. Though sometimes it is incorrectly referred to as “sleep dentistry” or “twilight sleep”, this is more descriptive of deep sedation. What does IV sedation for dentistry feel like? When dental offices describe IV sedation with terms like ‘twilight sleep” or “sleep dentistry”, it can [...]
Why suffer with pain and anxiety at the dentist if you don’t have to? Or if you have a child who you dread taking to the dentist because of their fear and tears they experience? IV sedation is an innovative approach to dentistry. The National Library of Medicine discusses the current trend in intravenous sedative [...]
IV sedation has changed the densitry landscape, especially those adults and children who are afflicted with fear of going to the dentist in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Blue Sky Anesthesia Associates, we bring hospital level IV sedation to your dentist office to provide the highest level of safety. sedation. We individually tailor a combination [...]
Often times children have fear and anxiety when going to the dentist. They also have a difficult time staying still during the dental treatment. This can jeopardize the safety of the procedure and become a traumatic experience for your child. Which in turn sets them up for a lifetime of struggling with going to the [...]
When was the last time you felt truly relaxed during a dental appointment, if ever? In last week’s blog, we talked about the many benefits of IV dental sedation. Such as, fast acting due to the anti-anxiety medication intravenously, you won’t feel pain or nervousness, you will be conscious the entire time, able to answer [...]
Having anxiety and fear is very common when going to the dentist, but it shouldn’t stop you from getting the oral health care you need. IV sedation will help you feel relaxed during your dental appointment, it even has an amnesia quality, so you won’t remember much of the treatment. But you will be conscious [...]
