Dental Sedation Edgware

At Manor Lodge Dental Practice, we provide sedation services for nervous patients who feel they may need it, as well as during longer and more complex treatments.

What is sedation?

We can use sedation to help alleviate nerves and anxiety and to put you into a dream-like state. It is not a painkiller but instead works to put the patient into a state where you remain conscious, but unaware of what is happening. Some patients may even feel as though no time has passed at all.

What types of sedation do you use?

At Manor Lodge Dental Practice, we use both oral and intravenous (IV) sedation. After consultation during which we discuss your medical history, we’ll decide which sedation type is most appropriate for you.

• Oral sedation is used as minimal sedation and is administered through a sedative tablet which you will take orally roughly an hour before your treatment. With oral sedation, you are left feeling sleepy and drowsy, but awake.
• Intravenous sedation (IV) is administered intravenously, i.e. through a vein and gets to work more quickly than oral sedation. You will feel much more drowsy, and most patients do not even remember the treatment happening.

Will I need someone to take me home?

Yes. Regardless of which type of sedation we use, you will need to be accompanied to your appointment and home again by a friend or family member. You should also avoid driving, drinking alcohol, and being solely responsible for small children for 24 hours afterwards.