One of the things Dr. Coon is most passionate about is making his patients feel At Ease. It is the inspiration for his practice's name, and is the basis of all we do here. One of the best methods for helping his patients with dental anxiety is by offering sedation dentistry. Dr. Coon has received advanced training and is able to offer his patients an anxiety-free dental experience through pharmacological sedation. Dr. Coon pursued this because so many in his family are particularly affected with dental anxiety. He practically has to drag his own father into the dental chair due to anxiety.
Dr. Coon knows that this fear is real, and that it can be overcome by using various methods of sedation. Besides techniques to reduce injection pain such as anesthetic buffering and nitrous oxide, Dr. Coon’s advanced training includes expertise in oral conscious sedation and moderate sedation. This type of sedation is the safest type of sedation, and is completely reversible. Oral sedation allows patients to reach a point where they are able to be aroused, but are completely relaxed. Many of our patients will take a nap during their appointment. And less than 5% remember anything about the appointment at all. Oral sedation allows us to offer many of the benefits of general anesthesia without the big risks. It is extremely effective and predictable, and most of our patients rave that they will never have another dental appointment without it.
Another group of patients that love our sedation options are the patients that need extensive work. Sedation allows Dr. Coon to work efficiently and perform more procedures in a set time span. We are often able to cut the number of appointments needed by two-thirds. What might normally take 8-10 appointment can often be shortened to 3. This, combined with our convenient Friday and Saturday appointments allows busy individuals the opportunity to miss fewer days of work for dental treatment.
Whether you have dental anxiety or just want to get everything done in as little time as possible, sedation could be a great choice for you. One tooth or your whole mouth, from fillings to extractions, let us put you At Ease with sedation dentistry. Please call us at (479) 553-9225 to schedule your Bella Vista sedation dental appointment.