Sedation Dentistry - Serving Thousand Oaks, Malibu Areas, Westkake Village and Los Angeles, California

Oral Conscious Sedation dentistry is an amazing yet simple technique that allows patients to snooze through their entire cosmetic dentistry appointment. Sedation dentistry helps patients feel relaxed and stress free, since it significantly decreases the body's inclination to tense the muscles when under stress. Sedation dentistry techniques require no IVs, you simply take a little blue pill, fall aslleep and will probably not even remember coming into our office. There are no after effects of the medicine and oral conscious sedation dentistry does not cause the possible side effects of general anesthesia.

Sedation dentistry is a perfect solution for patients who exhibit anxiety or dental phobias during appointments or have difficulty controlling movements during dental procedures. Some forms of sedation simply alleviate anxiety or put patients in a sleep-like state, so that little is felt or remembered from the dentistry procedure. At the Ziv Studio for Smile Design, serving Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Malibu, in Southern California, we provide sedation dentistry options to ease the fears of anxious patients so that they can receive the treatment they need to keep their smile healthy and beautiful.

Sedation Dentistry Information

There are several types and degrees of dental sedation; the sedation dentistry technique recommended by Dr. Ziv will be based upon the treatment being performed and/or the level of your dental anxiety. During your initial consultation Dr. Ziv will be able to determine what dental sedation method will be the best for your dental procedure, moderate sedation with oral sedatives or nitrous oxide.

• Oral Conscious Sedation
• Nitrous Oxide Treatment

Oral Conscious Sedation

Feeling apprehensive or even outright scared of receiving dental care is nothing to be embarrassed about.  In fact, it is a common fear: Millions of people experience anxiety at the thought of visiting the dentist, including many of our patients from the Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Malibu, and greater Los Angeles areas of California.  Sedation dentistry is changing these patients' experiences in the dentist's chair, since it allows them to feel completely at ease during treatment.  This allows people who have avoided seeking necessary dental care to receive the treatment they need, without undue fear or discomfort, often leaving our office with little memory of their cosmetic dental procedure, and quickly return to work or school as usual.

Just imagine taking a small pill before your dental appointment, dozing away the afternoon, and waking up to a gorgeous new smile!

Nitrous Oxide Treatment

The Ziv Studio for Smile Design also provides nitrous oxide treatment as an alternative to oral sedation. For our patients from the Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, Westlake Village and Malibu California areas who do not want full sedation dentistry, but still want something to help them relax, nitrous oxide treatment is often an excellent choice. The nitrous gas acts quickly, and helps to take the edge off a patient's anxiety. Many patients who undergo nitrous treatment fall asleep during treatment.

Dr. Ziv is an active member of D.O.C.S., the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation.

Are you a Candidate for Sedation Dentistry?

Candidates for sedation dentistry include patients with a fear of needles or other dental anxiety, including individuals who require complex treatment and would like their treatment performed during a single, pain-free visit.

Contact Dr. Ziv today and find out if you are a candidate for sedation dentistry.