Welcome to
Sedation Dentistry

Sedation dentistry – sometimes known as sleep dentistry – is a comfortable way for patients to receive dental treatment while under mild sedation.

A sedative combined with a pain-relieving medicine is administered intravenously. This induces a drowsy and dream-like state, and the patient generally has no memory of their dental procedure afterwards.

Sleep dentistry is ideal for people who:

• are particularly fearful or anxious about any aspect of their dental care
• are highly anxious about the sounds, smells and tastes of dental treatment
• cannot tolerate the feeling of instruments and needles in the mouth
• have a low tolerance for pain, or have sensitive teeth and gums
• have been traumatised by previous dental experiences
• have a strong gag reflex
• have difficulty keeping their mouth open for extended periods
• have complex dental requirements or need particularly long treatment sessions.