Be at Ease With Sedation
Sedation Dentistry
Did you know that millions of Americans suffer from dental anxiety that prevents them from seeking the dental care they need? If you’re one of them, our team at Nashville Smile Team wants you to know you’re not alone, and that all of your fears and concerns will be addressed and taken seriously. We also want you to know that we now have a wonderful option to help patients relax with sedation dentistry!
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Relaxing Options
Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas)
Nitrous Oxide, commonly referred to as “laughing gas,” is a great option for patients who suffer from dental anxiety. The gas is administered through a cup you wear over your nose for the duration of your procedure. You will stay awake, but you will feel relaxed and groggy. When your procedure is finished, you will immediately recover from the effects and easily jump back to your daily routine.
Conscious Oral Sedation
The lightest form of sedation we offer. It’s an oral medication, such as Valium, to help you feel relaxed but awake. It is recommended for those with mild to moderate anxiety. You will remain conscious for the procedure, but any tension and anxiety will fade away. You will be able to talk on your own during the procedure as well.
Valium
Valium is lightest form of oral sedation we offer. It is perfect for individuals who need more than just laughing gas. It can help you feel relaxed but remake awake. It can also be combined with laughing gas. You will remain conscious for the procedure, but any tension and anxiety will fade away. You will be able to talk on your own during the procedure as well. You’ll need someone to accompany you to and from our office.
True Oral
With true oral conscious sedation, you get a moderate level of sedation where you will be safely sedated just enough to be unaware of the treatment, as if you were sleeping. When the medication wears off you’ll feel refreshed with little or no memory of what was accomplished. Because you are completely comfortable, Dr. Rushing can perform extensive treatments in as little as one or two visits versus several appointments. This sedation dentistry option involves a small pill taken an hour prior to your dental appointment. You’ll need someone to accompany you to and from our office. By the time you arrive, you will be drowsy. When you arrive in our office, you will be escorted into your room, covered with a thick, warm blanket and placed on a monitor to watch your vital signs.
After you are comfortable, Dr. Rushing and her experienced clinical team will take care of your dental needs. When your sedation dentistry treatment is completed, your companion will return you to your home.
Sedation Dentistry can benefit individuals who wish to complete long treatment in a timely manner as well as those who do not enjoy the sights and sound of a dental appointment. Sedation Dentistry allows individuals to truly relax, and experience comfort during their procedures.
NuCalm
Dental sedation is only one reason why patients experience high levels of dental anxiety. While sedation may be needed for multiple dental services, such as cosmetic dentistry and TMJ treatment, there is now a new and improved way to replace sedation drugs and bring those anxiety levels down.
NuCalm treatment, the world’s first and only patented neuroscience technology of sedation dentistry, is a new way to reduce dental anxiety and is proven to lower stress and improve sleep without drugs.
How Does NuCalm Work?
NuCalm is compatible with deep relaxation. Treatment generally lasts 30 minutes to an hour and patients can wake up and drive themselves safely home. After “NuCalming”, you will feel physically and mentally relaxed, have less muscle tension, and experience better sleep.
NuCalm is made up of four basic steps that work to entrain brainwaves to the frequency similar to the stages of sleep and help create parasympathetic nervous system dominance. At this stage, people are unable to have an anxious response. NuCalm is clinically proven to naturally relax the brain and body in minutes, without the use of drugs.
Benefits of NuCalm
NuCalm is great at making you more relaxed and relieving anxiety. Here are more benefits NuCalm will provide to a balanced autonomic nervous system.
- Decrease blood pressure
- Decrease stress
- Improve mood
- Improve sleep quality
- Increase blood flow
- Increased energy
- Lower Heart Rate
- Stimulate digestion
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