Sedation dentistry or conscious sedation as it is commonly called makes use of pharmacological sedative agents to calm and relax a patient before a dental procedure and during it, too. These agents work on the central nervous system as a depressant as well as the functions that are associated with conscious awareness.
This type of dentistry is a benefit to people who truly fear the dentist or have phobias about dentists. Children are ideal patients for this type of dentistry. Patients who have never tried this type of dentistry will usually have questions about it. At Shine Dental Associates, the following questions are some of the most commonly asked about sedation dentistry in our Syosset office.
