Sedation Dentistry
Oral Sedation
How It Works
Oral conscious sedation utilizes oral sedative medication to significantly reduce your fears and discomfort. Oral conscious sedation does not require needles to administer and is less expensive than IV sedation.
Benefits of Oral Conscious Sedation:
- It's very effective for mild to moderate anxiety
- It's safe and easy
- You can breathe and speak on your own
In many cases, you can get ALL of your dental work done in one visit. Unlike general anesthesia, which renders patients completely unconscious, oral conscious sedation leaves you able to speak and breathe on your own. Although you will not actually be asleep, you will enjoy a heightened state of relaxation — and probably won’t remember much about the procedure afterwards. Your appointment will be a dream and hours in the chair will feel like minutes.
Oral conscious sedation will put you at ease so you experience little to no discomfort; however, your doctor will also administer a local anesthetic to ensure that you don’t experience any pain. At this point in the procedure you’ll be so relaxed that you’ll hardly even notice.
Two appointments are generally required for a procedure utilizing oral conscious sedation. During your first visit, your doctor will take a detailed health history. If you’re comfortable, he or she will look in your mouth and take digital x-rays. Next you’ll be given a prescription for a sedative medication to take the night before your second appointment so you can enjoy a good night’s sleep.
You’ll be asked to have a companion bring you to and from the office for your second visit. Once you arrive, you’ll take additional medication to ensure that you’re in a tranquil state of mind. Our sedation team will monitor your comfort throughout your entire visit.
Whether you’re anxious about going to the dentist or just too busy for multiple visits, Oral Conscious Sedation can be a great solution to getting ALL your dental work done during one visit…comfortably and stress-free.
Learn More:
Nitrous Oxide Sedation | Intravenous (IV) Sedation
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Portland's Sedation Dentist for over a decade
For well over a decade, Dental Professionals has been practicing Oral, Laughing Gas, and IV Sedation Dentistry everyday in Portland. Sedation Dentistry is not a once a week, or once a month procedure for us, it's an everyday procedure.
Dr. Ken Waddell and Dr. Don Ririe discuss Sedation Dentistry. Roughly 25% of the population are afraid to go to the dentist. Sedation Dentistry can help you overcome your dental fears and anxieties.
We help people everyday with their dental sedation needs!
Whether you have dental anxiety, dental fears, or want to get several dental procedures in one visit, we have the knowledge and the experience of practicing dental sedation for well over a decade.
Patients Say:
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My husband and I have fallen in love with Dr. Waddell and his assistants! I'm glad I made the switch and my husband had FINALLY found a dentist that actually will listen to him. Thank you all so much! See you in six months!
Sue M.
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I was favorably impressed in all areas.
Jan T.
