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Although City Dental is an extremely friendly and welcoming practice, we recognise that some people find visiting the dentist daunting, perhaps because of fears and anxieties. Sometimes, people will avoid seeing a dentist until unbearable discomfort and pain. If you are affected by any degree of dental anxiety, sedation dentistry can help and is especially useful for anyone requiring complex or lengthy treatment to restore oral health. People with a strong gag reflex may also benefit from dental sedation.

Sedation is available upon request and must be booked in advance. A pre-assessment is required. Please contact us to learn more and schedule your appointment.

What is Sedation Dentistry?

Sedation dentistry uses sedatives to help induce a sense of calmness and relaxation, eliminating feelings of anxiety and fear. The level of sedation provided is customized for every patient depending on the treatment needed and their level of anxiety. You can choose from light to more moderate sedation, where you remain fully awake and able to communicate with our dental team. Another choice is intravenous sedation.

Deeper Sedation

Intravenous sedation is deeper and is administered through a vein in your arm or hand throughout treatment and is sometimes called sleep or twilight dentistry as you might fall asleep during treatment. Although you may feel very relaxed and sleepy, you will still be able to respond to our dental team if needed. Intravenous sedation is suitable for patients who feel more anxious or who might need lengthier or complicated treatments. The sedative also has an amnesiac effect, so you are unlikely to remember anything about the procedure. With this treatment, we can often complete more procedures during a single appointment, safe in the knowledge that you are relaxed and comfortable during the procedure.

Is Sedation Dentistry Safe?

We screen every patient wishing to have sedation dentistry very carefully, making sure treatment is appropriate and most importantly is as safe as possible. During treatment, we will monitor you very closely and will keep you with us a short while afterwards to ensure you have recovered sufficiently to go home. We have a specialist anesthetist on our dental team who tailors every sedation treatment as required, whether you need light or deep sedation.

City Dental practice is located at Level 17, 44 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000. Please contact us to learn more and schedule your appointment (02) 9299 6000.
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