Pain from dental care (cleaning, filling, extractions, and root canals) is one of the main reasons many people avoid the dentist. At Cedarwood Dentistry, we aim to provide positive, personalized experiences to cultivate your oral health. One part of our positive experience is minimizing your pain during treatment.
Minimizing Pain During Dental Visits
Injected Anesthetics & Numbing Cream
First, we get your tooth fully numb during any invasive dental procedure, like a filling, extraction, or root canal. We achieve this using different types of injected anesthetics that vary in strength and amount of time you are numb. We always use a gel anesthetic first to minimize the pinch of the needle and use distraction techniques like wiggling your cheek to help during the injection. Our goal is to give you a great dental injection to minimize negative feelings during your procedure.
Our Dental Hygienists are highly skilled in gentle cleanings, and a main concern is minimizing your pain during dental cleanings. If you require a small amount of gel anesthetic during your cleaning, our team can provide that for you. Also, we can thoroughly numb you for regular cleanings for a small charge. For deep cleanings, we use various techniques, including gel anesthetic, injected local anesthetics, and non-invasive subgingival anesthetics to keep you comfortable during your procedure.
Laughing Gas
If you are still nervous about being in pain at the dentist, we offer nitrous oxide (also known as Laughing Gas). We can use nitrous oxide for any procedure if you are not pregnant or have other rare medical conditions. Nitrous oxide helps to calm you and lower your anxiety. In addition, nitrous oxide will not make you feel unstable or intoxicated when used correctly, and patients using nitrous oxide can drive themselves to and from their appointments.
At Cedarwood Dentistry, our goal is always to provide you with positive, personalized dental care. So contact us today to see how we can help bring you comfort during your dental care!