SEDATION DENTISTRY IN RALEIGH, NC
Sometimes referred to as “ comfortable” or “relaxation” dentistry, the terms describe the feelings most patients experience during their oral sedation appointments. The purpose of oral sedation is to provide a truly comfortable setting for patients through the use of sedative medications administered orally and sublingually. Appropriately trained dentists can use a variety of protocols customized to a patient’s physiological and pharmacological needs. A number of oral agents developed especially for these purposes, subjected to rigorous research and testing, are very safe, and have been used for decades. The medicines used for oral sedation have “amnesic” properties, meaning that patients remember little to nothing of their time in the dental chair by the next day. All of the medications we use are specifically designed to relax you and keep you comfortable while you are in our office for treatment. The term “sleep dentistry” is inappropriate. Patients are never meant to sleep through...