Sedation: How To Make Decisions?

Posted March 14, 2018

As an adult, you understand that dental sedation can make dental care much more relaxing on many levels. It may offer help with dental anxiety. It may physically make treatments more comfortable. It may help patients feel more optimistic about smile care. The list goes on and on, of course. When you are the one receiving sedation, you know how to weigh the pros and cons to make decisions. However, when the sedation is for your child, you may not feel quite as equipped to make a final decision. Not to worry: That’s one of the reasons we are here!

Deciding Whether It’s A Good Idea

It’s difficult to decide whether dental sedation is a good idea for your child when you don’t know much about it. However, when you do have facts, explanations, pros, and cons listed out for you by a pediatric dentist, well: It becomes much simpler to determine whether choosing sedation is a wise selection for your child.

Learning All About It

We encourage you to ask us questions. We don’t want you to feel in the dark regarding any aspect of dental sedation if you’re thinking it may be helpful. We will encourage you and your child to sit down with us, so we can discuss your child’s health history and more. That way, you receive personalized answers regarding sedation, effectiveness, safety, and more as they apply directly to your son or daughter.

Deciding Which Option Is Best

Now, once you decide you’re on board with dental sedation, you may wonder how to decide which form is best. We can help you very easily with this choice. We’ll work with you, discussing the reason for your child’s visit, the depth of sedation necessary, and more. The result? Making the choice becomes significantly simpler.

Have All Of Your Sedation Questions Answered With Us

We are here to guide you through every step of your child’s oral health care, which includes giving you all of the information you need (and options) when it comes to sedation. Schedule a visit with your Dallas, TX children’s dentist, Dr. Marr at Pediatric Dental Care at Casa Linda by calling 214-321-4880. We proudly welcome patients from Dallas, TX, and all surrounding communities, including Casa Linda, Lakewood, Lake Highlands, Forest Hills, East Dallas, Mesquite, Garland, Richardson, and more.