Anesthesia Services
Pain Management
Pain management is very important in our practice. We perform a number of very specific procedures to provide comfort before, during, and after patient care.
These procedures include local anesthesia, gentle surgical techniques, micro-surgery and effective pain relievers dispensed after your care.
Most of our patients experience only minimal discomfort following their periodontal procedures.
Local Anesthesia
Due to minimal discomfort most of our patients elect to be treated only under local anesthesia. We use gentle injection techniques to achieve profound anesthesia. We will ensure that you have profound anesthesia before we commence any procedure.
Oral Sedation
In addition to local anesthesia, you may prefer to be lightly sedated for your procedure. Often this is done by prescribing oral sedatives to our patients. The medication is taken at a certain time before the appointment. This has proven to be extremely effective on repeated occasions
Intravenous Conscious Sedation
For more complex procedures, or with highly anxious patients, we recommend IV conscious sedation. Medications specific for the patient's needs are used during this procedure to relax the patient through out the procedure. This type of sedation is extremely safe. This technique is also a great option for patients on a busy schedule who wish to perform a number of procedures in one setting.
General Anesthesia
In addition to Dr. Sanai, our periodontist, who can provide intravenous sedation and surgical services simultaneously, we are privileged to have a licensed dentist anesthesiologist in our office for lengthier and more complex cases.
Dr. Zackaria Messieha (our anesthesiologist) is on hospital staff at the University of Illinois. He provides mobile anesthesia services to many offices, including ours. For more information on his services and background, feel free to visit his website at http://www.officeanesthesiology.com .
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