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When dementia makes dental visits impossible, families still have options. A caregiver’s guide from The Dental Anesthesia Center in St. Louis. Perhaps it started with missed hygiene at home, or a canceled appointment after your parent refused to get out of the car. Perhaps a visit ended early when the sounds and strangers of a …
Heart condition, diabetes, or other health issues? Dental anesthesia may still be an option. Learn how it works at The Dental Anesthesia Center in St. Louis. “I’d love to sleep through my dental work, but with my health, I’m sure I’m not a candidate.” We hear some version of this often, from patients with heart …
The Dental Anesthesia Center Joins the 2026 Step Up for Down Syndrome Celebration Our team spent a wonderful day in Forest Park this June for Step Up for Down Syndrome, the Gateway Down Syndrome Association’s largest celebration of the year. The Dental Anesthesia Center hosted a booth at the festival, where our doctors and staff …
When a pediatric dental office isn’t enough, The Dental Anesthesia Center in St. Louis provides sedation and anesthesia care for children with complex needs. Pediatric dentists are wonderful at what they do. The bright waiting rooms, the patient coaching, the tell-show-do approach- all of it works for most children. But some children need more than …
Afraid of needles but need dental sedation? The Dental Anesthesia Center in St. Louis offers gentle, needle-conscious options for fearful patients. For a lot of people, dental fear and needle fear are the same fear. The drill is bad enough, but it is the needle, the numbing shot, the IV, that keeps them out of …
What to eat after dental treatment under anesthesia, what to avoid, and how to help a loved one recover comfortably. Dental treatment under sedation or general anesthesia often accomplishes in one visit what would otherwise take many appointments: cleanings, fillings, extractions, and more, all completed while the patient rests comfortably. But once the visit is …
