{"id":107,"date":"2016-01-21T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T15:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2016-05-03T20:05:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T20:05:33","slug":"atlanta-sedation-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/atlanta-sedation-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Atlanta sedation dentist can do for you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock_000015715078_Small-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"atlanta sedation dentist\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock_000015715078_Small-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock_000015715078_Small.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Visiting the dentist isn\u2019t the favorite part of anyone\u2019s day &#8212; but for some people dealing with severe fear or anxiety of the dental chair, or for those whose mobility issues or other disabilities prevent them from being able to undergo dental work at all, visiting the dentist is a significant issue. Fortunately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/about-us.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Ruth Clemans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Elite Dentistry can help to lower these barriers to good dental care &#8212; because she\u2019s your Atlanta sedation dentist, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sedation dentistry increases oral health<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Clemans has considerable experience treating patients who have barriers which may prevent them from receiving good dental care. She\u2019s a DOCS-certified sedation dentist and offers three options in sedation: nitrous oxide, oral conscious sedation and IV conscious sedation. Let\u2019s take a closer look at each.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nitrous oxide<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also known familiarly as laughing gas, nitrous oxide is good for patients with mild to moderate anxiety undergoing simple procedures, like cleanings, fillings and other easy restorations. Nitrous oxide is inhaled through a mask during treatment, and one of the best things about it is the fact that as soon as the mask is removed, its effects wear off &#8212; meaning you can go about your day as normal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oral conscious sedation<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most popular forms of sedation today, oral conscious sedation can help those with more severe anxiety or disabilities relax throughout significant dental procedures. Oral conscious sedation is achieved by taking a pill about an hour before your appointment &#8212; so by the time you\u2019re setting into the dental chair, its effects have taken over and you\u2019re ready to receive your care. This sedative option may also be combined with a local anaesthetic to ensure no pain is felt at the treatment site.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IV conscious sedation<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deepest sedation offered at Elite Dentistry is IV conscious sedation. Usually reserved for the most severe cases of anxiety or disability, or for very long procedures, it\u2019s administered directly into the bloodstream by Dr. Clemans. While you\u2019re technically conscious under the effects of IV sedation, you\u2019re totally relaxed and removed from what\u2019s going on around you. Many patients become so comfortable they doze off during treatment. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can benefit from relaxing dental care in 2016!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re ready to experience the benefits of sedation dentistry, don\u2019t wait another day to schedule your appointment with Elite Dentistry. We believe everyone in Atlanta and surrounding areas should have access to relaxing, comfortable dental care &#8212; and that means you, too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/contact-us.html\"><b>Call us to book your appointment today!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting the dentist isn\u2019t the favorite part of anyone\u2019s day &#8212; but for some people dealing with severe fear or anxiety of the dental chair, or for those whose mobility issues or other disabilities prevent them from being able to undergo dental work at all, visiting the dentist is a significant issue. Fortunately, Dr. Ruth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[44,7,45,12,38,43,41,42,40],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-patient-comfort","tag-anxiety","tag-atlanta","tag-disability","tag-dr-ruth-clemans","tag-elite-dentistry","tag-iv-sedation","tag-nitrous-oxide","tag-oral-conscious-sedation","tag-sedation-dentist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110,"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.attractivesmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}