Sedation Dentistry

Sedation dentistry is a great way to receive overdue dental work or even multiple dental procedures, from dental implants to laser dentistry. You take a pill provided by Dr. Koch about an hour prior to your appointment. You will need someone to bring you to your appointment where you will be monitored throughout your visit. During the time you are under conscious sedation, you will feel completely relaxed; though conscious, you will be unaware of the actual dental procedures taking place. After your procedure is complete you will need someone to drive you back home where you can spend the rest of your day relaxing with your new smile as the dental sedation wears off. With conscious sedation, most patients don’t even remember the procedures when the dental sedation wears off.

With sedation dentistry, anxiety is a non-issue as you will be completely relaxed and comfortable throughout the procedure. Most patients hardly remember the procedure by the time the dental sedation wears off.

If you suffer from acute or chronic jaw soreness, we can treat you. Dental sedation also has a muscle relaxing property, allowing several hours of comfort during treatment in our office close to the Mountain Brook area.

Even though you are conscious during the procedure, you are completely relaxed and mostly unaware of what is happening in and around your mouth. No more fear of embarrassment due to an overactive gag reflex at Dr. Koch’s Birmingham office.

If you have physical limitations such as back or neck problems, we can treat you. With dental sedation you can now sit comfortably in the chair for extended periods. Most patients with neck and back problems report little or no post-operative back or neck soreness.