Don’t Let Dental Anxiety Stop You
Feeling nervous about visiting the dentist is more common than you might imagine. That’s why our doctor and team are dedicated to making every appointment as comfortable and stress-free as possible.
Fear of pain or even routine procedures doesn’t need to keep you from visiting our Denver, Colorado office. We provide a variety of sedation options designed to reduce both discomfort and anxiety.
Sedation Options We Offer
✔️ Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas)
When combined with local anesthetics, nitrous oxide helps patients relax while ensuring effective pain control. The dosage can be adjusted during treatment, and most patients are able to drive home soon afterward.
✔️ Oral or Injectable Sedation
Oral sedation may be taken as a pill or liquid a few hours before your visit. Because of its effects, you’ll need someone to drive you to and from your appointment.
Children are often given a liquid form before shots or IV anesthesia.
An intramuscular injection may also be provided in the office, giving a calming effect that lasts 20–30 minutes.
✔️ Nitrous Oxide + Oral Sedative
For patients with stronger dental anxiety, an oral or injectable sedative can be used before starting nitrous oxide. This approach can also ease worries about the local anesthetic injection itself. In children, a liquid sedative followed by nitrous oxide can create a deeper level of relaxation.
✔️ General Anesthesia
General anesthesia may be administered either as an inhaled gas or through an IV. If no oral sedative is given beforehand, patients usually wake up quickly after the procedure.
In some cases, a pill or liquid medication can be offered prior to IV sedation to reduce anxiety. IV sedation can also be adjusted from moderate to deep levels, without complete loss of consciousness.
Our Commitment to Your Comfort
At your appointment, our doctor and team will review all sedation and pain-control options with you in detail. We want you to feel confident, relaxed, and well-cared-for at every stage of your treatment.