If you have been putting off the dentist, you are not the only one on this block. We see people who are nervous. Sedation is here if you need it.

Patients often ask for these by three names:

• Nitrous
• Oral sedation / pill sedation
• Conscious sedation / twilight sedation / IV sedation

Those are the same three options already on this page. You will not be unconscious.

If the work is longer, we can do the dentistry while you are sedated. That is not general anesthesia. You will not be put to sleep for surgery.

Nitrous, sometimes called laughing gas. You breathe it through a small mask over your nose, mixed with oxygen. It is not meant to put you to sleep. You can still hear and answer Dr. Kvitko. The feeling wears off soon after the mask comes off. You may feel light-headed, or your arms and legs may tingle or feel heavy. Most people feel calm.

Oral sedation / pill sedation, including medicine under the tongue. Dr. Kvitko has been trained to use these protocols and can match them to how you feel that day.

Conscious sedation / twilight sedation / IV sedation. A needle is placed in a vein in your forearm or the back of your hand. Medicine helps you relax and feel sleepy. You will not be unconscious. Local anesthetic is also used so the tooth itself is numb.

This is not general anesthesia. We do not put you under in a hospital. There is no anesthesiologist on this visit. This is not a 24/7 line. We do not promise the same day.

Kids can wait in the playroom.

Friday we are closed. Morning visits can start at 7:30, Monday through Thursday.

Call (614) 262-9588 and ask whether nitrous, a pill, or twilight sedation is even a fit for you.

Dr. Kvitko & Associates
4308 N. High St.
Clintonville (Columbus, OH 43214)
(614) 262-9588