How did you feel during your last dental appointment? Were you anxious and nervous about the work you were having done? If so, that doesn’t need to be a repeat experience. Our Hinsdale dentist and staff pay special attention to patient comfort. Many aspects of our practice are tailored specifically to patients fearful of treatment. This week’s blog post discusses our attention to sedation dentistry, and what sets dental anesthesia at our practice apart.

Your Dental Anesthesia Options with our Hinsdale Dentist

Most patients feel at least a little afraid of the dentist. Whether that’s due to discomfort felt during past dental appointments or even an unfounded anxiety, it shouldn’t control you. We will work with you to ensure that you understand everything taking place during your appointment, so that you approach it without trepidation.

Engaging in open communication with our patients isn’t the only step we take toward exceptional patient service. We offer a unique variety of dental sedation and dental anesthesia options for patients with every need. Our sedation services include:

• NuCalm – This drug-free treatment helps place your brain in a state of relaxation. Simple atmosphere modifiers like dark glasses and soothing music combine with natural tablets that inhibit adrenaline to calm you. NuCalm is a special form of sedation that we offer because we find it so effective for our patients.
• Topical anesthetic – A numbing gel that provides light, temporary relief from superficial pain. We use this to provide painless shots.
• Local anesthesia – These shots provide local numbing so that your dentist can work on teeth without causing discomfort. Local anesthesia is used in any dental treatment in which tooth structure is altered/affected.
• Nitrous oxide – Nitrous oxide provides a feeling of calm and joy for patients nervous in the dental chair. It will be accompanied by a form of anesthesia.

For patients too uncomfortable with dental treatment to gain relaxation with one of the above forms of anesthesia, we can discuss other options. We won’t proceed with your dental work until you are ready.

If you’d like to discuss your anesthesia options with our Hinsdale dentist, please give us a call or shoot us an email.