Step One
Talk It Through
Dr. Gleave discusses your treatment, your comfort level, and your health to recommend the right sedation option for your visit.
You'll Be Calm And Comfortable Here
Are you the type of person who procrastinates when it comes to scheduling dental visits or even avoids them altogether? If you are, you aren't alone, but it's important to understand a few facts. The first is that many dental issues can be easily fixed if you seek immediate treatment. Unfortunately, that means that simple dental problems can eventually require more extensive and expensive treatment. The second fact is that Dr. Rod Gleave provides a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere that, when paired with a range of sedation options, will keep you relaxed and pain-free throughout your appointment. With one visit, he'll completely change your outlook on dental care. Dr. Gleave has been keeping patients calm, comfortable, and healthy for more than 30 years with sedation dentistry in Salt Lake City, UT!
What Are Sedation Options?
Sedation dentistry keeps you relaxed and pain-free during dental treatment, and Dr. Rod Gleave has been keeping patients calm, comfortable, and healthy with it for more than 30 years. Here's what's important to understand: many dental issues can be easily fixed if you seek immediate treatment, but avoidance means simple problems can eventually require more extensive and expensive care. With one visit, Dr. Gleave will completely change your outlook on dental care. His sedation options include nitrous oxide, often called "laughing gas," inhaled through a nasal mask to keep you relaxed, comfortable, alert, and responsive, with effects that quickly diminish once the mask comes off; oral sedation, a moderate sedation where you ingest a pill before leaving home, often used for procedures such as dental implant placement; and IV sedation, also called "sleep sedation," a moderate form of anesthesia introduced through an IV line and administered by a trusted specialist Dr. Gleave partners with, used for complex treatments such as full mouth reconstruction.
Signs You May Need Sedation Options
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Dental Avoidance: If you procrastinate on scheduling dental visits or avoid them altogether, sedation can completely change your outlook on dental care.
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Dental Anxiety: When fear keeps you out of the chair, sedation keeps you relaxed and comfortable so simple problems don't become extensive, expensive ones.
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Strong Gag Reflex: A sensitive gag reflex can make treatment difficult. Sedation reduces it so care goes smoothly.
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Complex Procedures: For treatments like dental implant placement or full mouth reconstruction, oral or IV sedation keeps longer visits calm and comfortable.
Your Journey With Us
The Sedation Options Process
From your first visit to the final result, here's exactly what to expect, calm, clear, and never rushed.
Schedule a Consultation Step Two
Choose Your Sedation
Depending on the complexity of your procedure, you'll be matched with nitrous oxide, oral sedation, or IV sedation.
Step Three
Prepare for Your Visit
With oral sedation you'll ingest a pill before leaving home; with IV sedation you'll arrange a responsible party to bring you to and from your visit.
Step Four
Relax Through Treatment
You stay calm and pain-free throughout your procedure. With IV sedation you're in a sleeplike, anxiety-free state and probably won't remember any part of it later.
Step Five
Easy Wrap-Up
Nitrous oxide effects quickly diminish once the mask comes off, so you can drive yourself home; deeper options require a ride from your responsible party.
The Benefits of Sedation Options
Painless Treatment
Sedation offers painless treatment options, so even involved procedures stay comfortable from start to finish.
Decreased Anxiety
Sedation significantly reduces dental anxiety, making stress-free visits possible even if you've avoided the dentist for years.
Confidence to Get Care
With sedation, you gain the confidence to get the dental care you need instead of putting it off until problems grow.
Reduced Gag Reflex
Sedation calms a sensitive gag reflex, helping treatment go smoothly and comfortably.
See Why Patients Trust Us
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Why You'll Love Sedation Options at Rod Gleave, DMD
We go above and beyond to make sedation options feel calm and effortless, pairing the latest technology with a gentle, unhurried approach designed entirely around you.
Here are just a few reasons our patients love us:
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30+ Years of Comfort: Dr. Rod Gleave has been keeping patients calm, comfortable, and healthy for more than 30 years with sedation dentistry in Salt Lake City, UT.
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A Full Range of Options: From nitrous oxide to oral sedation to IV "sleep" sedation, Dr. Gleave matches the sedation level to the complexity of your treatment.
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Trusted IV Sedation Partner: Dr. Gleave partners with a trusted specialist to administer IV sedation, so you're in expert hands during deeper sedation.
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A Welcoming Atmosphere: The relaxing office environment pairs with sedation to keep you at ease. One visit here can change how you feel about the dentist.
Book an Appointment
Schedule Your Sedation Options Consultation
Ready to transform your smile? Request your sedation options appointment in Salt Lake City, UT, and our team will reach out to confirm a time that works for you, no pressure, just a warm, honest conversation about your goals.
Prefer to talk? Call us at (801) 262-0744
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out these frequently asked questions, or contact us to speak with our team.
Will nitrous oxide make me laugh?
While nitrous oxide is often called "laughing gas," it doesn't typically cause you to laugh. It keeps you relaxed, comfortable, alert, and responsive during treatment, and the effects quickly diminish once you take the mask off.
Can I drive myself home after sedation?
After nitrous oxide, yes. Its effects wear off quickly, so you can drive yourself home. With IV sedation, you'll need to have a responsible party bring you to and from your visit.
What is IV sedation like?
IV sedation, also called "sleep sedation," is introduced into your bloodstream through an IV line and quickly puts you in a sleeplike, anxiety-free state. You're not likely to feel any sensation during your procedure and probably won't remember any part of it later.
Which procedures use oral sedation?
Oral sedation is a moderate type of sedation often used for procedures such as dental implant placement. You'll ingest a pill before leaving home and remain relaxed during treatment with a significant reduction in anxiety.
How do I get started with sedation dentistry in Salt Lake City, UT?
Call (801) 262-0744 to schedule your visit. Dr. Gleave will recommend the sedation option that fits your treatment and comfort level, and with one visit, he'll completely change your outlook on dental care.