Anesthesia

A needle is used to give patients local numbing medication. This is typically used for patients undergoing a simple oral surgical procedure (biopsies, extractions, etc.)

Also known as laughing gas delivered through a triangle nose piece. This is mainly used for simple oral surgical procedures to more involved procedures such as small bone grafts and single implants

There are different grades of IV anesthesia, from light sedation to complete general anesthesia. Most wisdom teeth and larger implant surgeries are completed with IV anesthesia.

A medical anesthesiologist is available for larger surgical cases in our operating room suite. This is typically reserved for larger cases such as chin and lip procedures, wisdom teeth, Zygoma cases or All on x implants

Generally reserved for patients who are medically complex or for extensive surgical procedures such as correctional jaw surgery. During your consultation appointment we will go through these options and discuss which is most suitable for you.

Medical history will be updated each time we see you. If there are any medical concerns we will request information from your primary care physician.

On the day of the procedure we understand you will be anxious. Our priority is to provide patients with a comfortable and safe environment for surgery. You will be under the care of the Doctor, a Registered Nurse, a Dental Assistant, working together to ensure that your experience is safe.  Once surgery is complete you will need to relax in our recovery area where a Registered Nurse will monitor you. You will not be able to drive or do anything that requires you to be focused for the first 24hrs. Once you have met specific criteria you will be allowed to go home with a responsible caretaker.