Experience relaxation with Sedation Dentistry Reston VA | Optimal Dental Center

Sedation dentistry Reston offers many benefits to meet your individual needs. Sedation allows your body to relax more completely. This increases the effectiveness of local anesthesia. Sedation dentistry reduces the sensation of passing time. This can be very useful if you need complex or multiple treatments in a single sitting. It also prevents your muscles from stiffening or becoming sore due to spending extended periods of time in one position.

Your sedation is closely monitored by experienced dental professionals to ensure your safety and comfort at all times.

Oral Conscious Sedation, or OCS, provides a state of deep relaxation. Though you are still able to stand, walk, or answer questions, you remain in a calm and drowsy state throughout the treatment. With OCS, many patients have found they have little memory of the procedure after the fact. For patients with dental anxiety, this can be a great benefit.

With OCS, you will need someone to provide your transportation on the day of your procedure. While there are no lingering after effects, the sedative effects of these options can take up to 24 hours to fully diminish.