General Anesthesia for Pediatric Dentistry in Webster, NY
At Webster Pediatric Dentistry, we're dedicated to making dental visits go as smoothly as possible for our young patients. Our goal is to provide positive childhood dental experiences in the office that allow your child to develop the skills and trust to become a confident dental patient for a lifetime. Sometimes, however, we might recommend general anesthesia for certain situations when it's the safest and most effective option.
General anesthesia in the office might be a good treatment option for your child if:
- your child has extensive dental treatment needs and is too young to cooperate with treatment in a typical office setting.
- we've tried nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and have not been successful.
- your child has special health care needs or an intellectual/developmental disability that makes treatment in an office setting difficult to tolerate.
Using general anesthesia is a serious matter, but we try to make it as straightforward as possible for our patients and their parents. Most importantly, we take safety very seriously. The board-certified
