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Sedation Options

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With so many different sedation options and techniques, it can become overwhelming to try and understand which option will be best for you. Your oral surgeon will work with you to decide on a personalized sedation plan that will give you the care you need while ensuring your comfort and safety every step of the way.

Local Anesthetics

• The most common type of local anesthetic is lidocaine, which is administered by injection.

• Often used for simple surgeries, such as gum treatments and tooth extractions. 

• There are two kinds of numbing injections. A block injection numbs an entire region of your mouth, such as one side of your lower jaw. An infiltration injection numbs a smaller area. This is the area near where the injection was given.

Nitrous Oxide with Local Anesthetics (“Laughing Gas”)

• Used for simple oral surgical treatments, such as extractions, wisdom teeth removal, and implant replacements.

• When Nitrous Oxide is used with local anesthetic, patients won’t feel pain or anxiety.

• Administered through a small mask that fits right over your nose.

In Office IV Sedation or General Anesthesia

• Patients who receive this option go between consciousness and unconsciousness throughout their procedure and typically don’t remember the procedure.

• Recommended that patients who receive deep sedation have a parent, spouse, or friend accompany them to appointments because it can take several hours for the sedative to wear off.

Your oral surgeon is also licensed by the state to administer general anesthesia, so you can receive the care you need in the comfort of our office. We provide general anesthesia for patients who need all types of oral surgery. Because of the anxiety related to dental procedures, you may choose general anesthesia for procedures as simple as wisdom tooth removal and implant placement, or as complex as full-mouth reconstruction.

Hospital-Based General Anesthesia

• Used when oral surgery is performed at a hospital.

• Administered by an anesthesiologist who will monitor your vital signs throughout the procedure.

• Most commonly used for facial reconstructive surgery and jaw reconstruction, TMJ, and patients who have complex medical conditions.

Because general anesthesia causes drowsiness for several hours after it is administered, you will be required to have a family member or friend drive you to and from your appointment. After your treatment, you should not drive, drink alcohol, or operate machinery.

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