Sleep Sedation Dentistry Houston - Relaxing and Comfortable.

Even with all of modern dentistry’s new materials, high technology, and gentle approach, over half of our population (almost 145 million Americans) avoids dental care out of fear of pain--now because of sedation dentistry this is a thing of the past. Because Dr. Bridger and his Houston staff are so understanding and non-judgmental, we offer an absolutely pain-free, safe, and welcoming dental experience.

Imagine not being afraid to go to the dentist. Imagine being able to accomplish all your dental care which has built up over the years in as little as one or two appointments. Imagine being able to smile with confidence and chew your food without pain. No wonder so many of our Houston patients attest to the success of being sedated in our sedation dentistry Houston office. 

Depending on your level of stress and anxiety, out Houston office provides different levels of sedation: you can be sedated heavily or just enough to be unaware of the treatment, as if you were relaxing.  With an optimal level of sedation, you'll wake up refreshed, with little or no memory of what was accomplished.

We can remove hopeless teeth, do fillings, repair chipped teeth, place crowns, treat sore gums, whiten yellow or stained teeth, replace dentures and partials, perform tooth-saving root canals, place implants (replacement roots) and more.

People with very busy schedules can get the dental care they need, easily and quickly.
 

Sedation dentistry in our Houston office is a safe way to reduce the fatigue of extended dental treatment requiring long visits.

• For smaller cases and those patients with mild fear: We use Nitrous Oxide Gas, which makes you unaware of the treatment, as if you were relaxing. After a health history and pre-clinical vital signs are recorded, we cover you with a warm, snug blanket, and offer you music earphones. After treatment, you can safely drive, study, work, relax, or exercise. You will have a reduced memory of the experience.
   
• For larger cases and those patients with stronger fear: We use Oral Conscious Sedation using different sedative pills often in combination with nitrous oxide gas, which makes you very sleepy and very unaware of the treatment, as when you are just nodding off to sleep. We often give you an anti-anxiety pill to help you sleep the night before your dental appointment and then an hour before your appointment so you come in very relaxed.
   

• For largest cases, those who are medically compromised, and those patients with strongest fears: We use Intravenous (IV) Sedation with a combination of drugs administered by a Dental Anesthesiologist, which makes you “dream-like” sleepy and totally unaware of the treatment. We often give you an anti-anxiety pill to help you sleep the night before your dental appointment and then an hour before your appointment so you come in very relaxed.

Prior to your sedation dentistry appointment, you don't eat or drink the few hours prior. Your companion drives you to our Houston office in comfortable clothes. After a health history and pre-clinical vital signs are recorded, we cover you with a warm, snug blanket  and offer you music earphones. When your treatment is completed, your companion will return you home to finish your comfortable, realaxing day. You will have no memory of the experinece, including any sounds or smells.