Sleep Sweetly in the Chair and Forget That You Were Here!
 Yes,
it's a dream come true for every anxious dental patient: safe, comfortable
dental care while you snooze. Not awake yet not asleep. No intravenous
needles. No general anesthesia. No pain. Just a few small pills to take
and nothing to lose but your memory of a procedure you'd rather forget
anyhow.
How does it work? Well, the night before your appointment, following
a carefully monitored schedule, you take a small pill. This sleeping aid
medication has been used safely and successfully for many years…and
now, modern operating room monitoring equipment and dosage adjustments
have made it accessible to help patients 'snooze' through even the most
demanding dental procedures. In fact, this method is well-suited to especially
complex procedures, as it can allow us to complete in one visit what would
normally take a whole series of spaced-out appointments. Yet, because
you're not really asleep, you're available to us to answer questions,
without anxiety or memory of any kind.
At one point, I taught this technique to a skeptical physician anesthesiologist
who visited my office. He left amazed that such a gentle method could
accomplish so much. He observed first-hand an extremely nervous patient
snooze through a complex dental procedure, completed all in one visit.
Sound like something that might benefit you or someone you care about?
We'd love to help. Our entire staff has undergone expert training to apply
this technique to our treatment plans, making dentistry an easy, comfortable
experience for everyone. Just give us a call and we'll be glad to discuss
it further.
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