Blog - IV Sedation Dentistry

When fear or anxiety keeps you from visiting the dentist, it creates a vicious cycle. You avoid the dentist because you feel nervous, and then your oral health declines, resulting in problems like tooth decay, gum disease, or dental infections. Having to visit the dentist during a painful emergency only reinforces your fear and anxiety, and the whole cycle starts ...

Does just thinking about visiting the dentist create a pit in your stomach? For some people, this feeling is so intense that it keeps them from visiting their dentist for routine preventive care. This can cause a vicious cycle where you only see your dentist when you're in pain, which fuels your fears and anxiety about visiting the dentist. 

The good ...

Sedation dentistry helps patients with dental phobia and fear get the oral care treatments they need and deserve. But anxiety isn't the only reason to consider sedation dentistry in Vancouver, BC.

Some patients consider sedation dentistry if they're undergoing an invasive or lengthy procedure. Sedation allows longer treatments during one dental appointment instead of separating treatment over various timeframes. Others ...