Temecula sedation dentist Dr. Ruby Ann Dollins is a member of the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS) and proudly provides sedation dentistry to dental patients in Temecula, Murrieta, Carona, Hemet, Palm Springs, San Diego, Riverside County and Orange Counties.

There are actually 14 different ways that sedation drugs can be administered. Bel Villaggio Dental is proud to offer Nitrous Oxide Sedation and Orally Administered Sedation with the use of a pill. Sedation Dentistry, sometimes called Relaxation Dentistry or Sleep Dentistry, refers to the way dentist's  manage Pain and Anxiety during dental appointments. Unlike General Anesthesia where a patient is completely unconscious, asleep, and unable to respond,  patients under Conscious Sedation, are able to respond to commands and breath on their own.  

Conscious Sedation is defined as a minimally depressed level of consciousness that retains the patient's ability to independently and continuously maintain an airway and respond appropriately to physical stimulation and verbal command and that is produced by pharmacological or nonpharmacologic method or combination thereof.

This Oral Medication used for Oral Conscious Sedation in dentistry are from a group of drugs known as Benzodiazapines. Not only do these medications have a sedative effect they also have some degree of  amnesic effect for most people. Patients remember little or nothing about their dental appointment.

Learn more about the methods of sedation dentistry offered at our Temecula dental office:

Enternal Conscious Sedation - "Orally Administered Sedation", sometimes called  "Sedation Dentistry" is administered by taking a pill. All body functions remain normal and the person is able to breathe on their own. The patient will often fall asleep. Some degree of amnesia is common. The disadvantage with this method of sedation, is that the level of sedation for each person is not predictable. Learn More!!

Inhalation Conscious Sedation - Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation also known as "laughing gas". This is the most frequently used sedation method used  in dentistry. All bodily functions remain normal and the person is able to breathe on their own. The patient will often fall asleep and experience some degree of amnesia about what happened during their dental appointment. Inhalation Sedation has been used my dentists for many years. Learn More!!