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Rethink Dentistry with Relaxing Sedation Dental Care
Have you been avoiding dental appointments because of dental fear? You no longer have to! Pearl Dental Care offers numerous sedation dentistry options to improve your dental experience in Hamden, Connecticut. Whether you have dental anxiety or phobia, you don’t have to miss crucial dental appointments. Sedation dentistry helps fearful patients to have positive and productive dental experiences.
Sedation dentistry options
Since patients’ needs vary, there is no silver bullet in combating dental fear and anxiety. The severity, cause, and triggers of dental fear aren’t the same for everyone. Drs. Gary and Scott Pearl understand this very well, and that’s why we offer several sedation dentistry options, such as:
- Nitrous oxide: Nitrous oxide or laughing gas is administered through a mask placed on your nose. This treatment is a safe and effective agent that works well for children and adults. Even better, nitrous oxide is reversible immediately after removing the breathing mask.
- Oral sedation: The dentist prescribes a pill an hour or so before your dental appointment. This sedation gives you deep relaxation, although it keeps you awake to respond to your dentist. Many patients have conquered their fear of the dentist with just oral sedation.
- IV sedation: If you have severe dental phobia, IV sedation is the ideal treatment. This treatment is administered through an IV line inserted in your vein. You remain conscious during treatment, but we monitor your vital organs and breathing to ensure nothing goes wrong.
Sedation dentistry benefits
If the thought of visiting a dentist gives you sleepless nights, you are not alone, but the dental team at Pearl Dental Care can confidently say, “fear no more!” We offer “sleep dentistry” for a comfortable and pleasant experience in a dental office. Sedation dentistry offers many benefits, including:
- It reduces dental anxiety
- It helps the dentist to work faster on you
- It reduces the gag reflex
- It eliminates pain
- Sedation dentistry can be customized to suit different patient’s needs
Call Our Office for More Information
New Patients: (203) 285-8245 | Existing Patients:
(203) 281-7722 Request an Appointment
Don’t let dental fear take control of your dental health. Give dental anxiety the boot with sedation dentistry in Hamden, CT. To get started, please dial (203) 285-8245 to learn about pain-free dentistry options at Pearl Dental Care.
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Gary R. Pearl, DMD, MAGD
Scott A Pearl, DMD, FAGD
Adam R Abel, DMD, MD
Gary R. Pearl, DMD, MAGD
Gary R. Pearl, DMD, MAGD, graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BS in Pharmacy and the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He spent his general practice residency at Park City Hospital in Bridgeport, CT, and is a graduate of the Pankey Institute in Key Biscayne, FL. In 2005, he achieved the highest Academy of General Dentistry honor- Mastership (MAGD). Dr. Pearl is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA), and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Pearl is an expert in many facets of dentistry is constantly advancing what dentistry can offer.
Scott A Pearl, DMD, FAGD
Scott A Pearl, DMD, FAGD, attended college at the University of Connecticut followed be earning a masters degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from Quinnipiac University. He graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine and completed his residency training at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. In 2021, Dr. Pearl became a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a milestone reached by only six percent of dentists in the US. He is President of the New Haven Dental Association from 2024 to 2025 (Board Member since 2021), and a member of the American Academy of Facial Esthetics, American Dental Association and CT State Dental Association. His clinical interests include CEREC digital dentistry and implants.. He believes that quality dental care can profoundly affect patients’ physical and mental well-being.
View LinkedIn ProfileAdam R Abel, DMD, MD
Adam R Abel, DMD, MD, specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He received his BS from Tufts University and his DMD from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He then underwent specialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center. He earned an MD degree at Weill Cornell Medicine and completed extensive training in anesthesiology and general surgery. Dr. Abel also works in NYC and has a teaching position at Weill Cornell, where he also performs advanced jaw surgeries, including orthognathic surgery. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.