Sedation Dentistryin Roseville

Nitrous oxide

• Most commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide is a time-tested sedation dentistry treatment
• It is a gas mixed with oxygen and you breathe it through a tube placed over your nose – we will keep the gases flowing throughout your procedure and turns it off when our work is finished
• It works very quickly – you will feel relaxed within minutes
• You do not need to get a ride to and from your appointment

Oral conscious sedation

• A pill we give to you that you will usually take the night before and morning of your appointment
• You will feel relaxed, but you might also be a little woozy
• You will need to get a ride to and from your appointment and typically avoid driving for 24 hours after taking the medication
• The goal of this treatment is relaxation, but you will be awake and aware

IV Sedation

• Our highest level of sedation
• Our anesthesiologist will place an IV in your arm and administer drugs through the IV that will make you relaxed and sleepy
• You will be awake and breathing on your own but likely will not remember the procedure
• You will need to get a ride to and from your appointment and typically avoid driving for 24 hours after taking the medication