Berkshire Family Dental’s Washington, DC sedation dentists specialize in helping patients with dental anxiety or dental fear.
If you are afraid of going to the dentist, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that 25 million Americans suffer from dental anxiety. It can be anything from the fear of dental instruments to fear of being criticized by the dentist. We understand that many people have dental anxiety, and we want to ease your anxiety and make your visits to our Washington, DC office a positive experience. If your dental fear is something you feel you can’t control yourself with sheer willpower, you may want to consider sedation dentistry.
With sedation dentistry, you can be put into a relaxed state with safe anesthetics. This can be accomplished with anti-anxiety medications or by putting you into “twilight sleep.” This is a state of sedation where you are conscious but extremely relaxed.
There are different levels of sedation, from minimal to deep, and sedation can be administered in different forms.
Sedation dentistry can not only calm you; it can help if you have a bad gag reflex or difficulty opening your jaws, or if you don’t get numb easily from local anesthetics. With some procedures you may have a local anesthetic even if you are sedated, to ensure a relaxed and completely pain-free experience at our Washington, DC dental office.