Yes, Most Treatments are Completed with Sedation Dental sedation allows you to relax through the entire appointment, regardless of how long it takes and how many dental implants you're getting. On average, the overall process can take up to a few hours from start to finish.

Dental implants can either be placed under local anesthesia (where the patient is fully awake); under general anesthesia (where the patient is fully asleep); or with light sedation combined with local anesthesia (where the patient is drowsy, but still somewhat conscious).

Sedation dentistry uses medication to help patients relax during dental procedures. It's sometimes referred to as "sleep dentistry," although that's not entirely accurate. Patients are usually awake with the exception of those who are under general anesthesia.

Dental sedation can help you relax and enjoy dental treatments. Low pain thresholds, gag reflexes, and sensitive teeth benefit. Relaxing can reduce dental pain. Amnesia is greatly sought after in sedation dentistry because of its comforting effects.