Three levels, one calm visit.
Say it out loud.
Tell us you’re anxious when you book — that’s all it takes. The visit is planned around your comfort from the first phone call.
Choose the depth together.
Nitrous oxide wears off before you leave the parking lot; oral sedation has you deeply relaxed; IV sedation means the hour simply doesn’t register. Health history guides the choice.
Comfort confirmed first.
Nothing begins until the sedation has taken hold and you’re settled — numbing happens after the calm, not before it.
Monitored throughout.
Your comfort and vitals are watched for the whole procedure. You can always communicate; you’re never simply “out” without oversight.
A soft landing.
Nitrous patients drive themselves home; oral and IV patients bring a companion and sleep it off. Either way, the appointment you dreaded is behind you.
Asked in this chair, often.
Will I feel anything?
With adequate sedation plus local anesthesia — no. Pain control and anxiety control are layered separately, and both are confirmed before work begins.
Can I drive home?
After nitrous, yes — it clears within minutes. After oral or IV sedation, you’ll need a companion to drive and a quiet rest of the day.
Is sedation covered by insurance?
Nitrous often is; oral and IV coverage varies by plan. You’ll have exact numbers before deciding.
I’m embarrassed by how long I’ve avoided this.
Don’t be — a third of adults delay care from fear, and patients with years of avoidance walk through this door weekly. The record is decades. They were all fine.
Related stars.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY — NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. CONSULT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.
Been putting it off for years?
Tell us you're nervous when you call — the rest is our job, not yours.