Sedation dentistry in Nashville - Dr. Blourchian

While Dr. Blourchian and our team at New Image Dentistry strive to offer a comfortable experience for all our patients, we realize that fear or anxiety while visiting the dentist can affect a lot of patients anyway. For patients who need extra comfort and relaxation during their dental visit, we are pleased to offer sedation dentistry.

The reasons for patients' fear of the dentist can be numerous, but are usually due to a traumatic experience during their childhood. This overwhelming anxiety can cause one to avoid modern dental care, resulting in poor oral hygiene and possible mouth-related issues such as gum disease.

There are, however, some important things to note about sedation dentistry:

- Sedation dentistry is not the same as being unconscious: you will be responsive and conscious throughout the entire procedure, but in a deeply relaxed state of mind.

- Because the sedation takes some time to wear off completely, it is crucial for you to have a friend or family member with you to transport you to and from our office safely.

If you suffer from dental phobia, sedation dentistry may be the answer for you. At our Nashville suburb office, several patients have successfully completed dental treatment using this state-of-the-art and effective technology. Please give us a call at 615.261.8879 for more info about sedation industry, and we'll be more than happy to answer your questions.

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How To Stay Young And Healthy from New Image Dentistry

Whether you’re 5 or 50, your health depends on your awareness of what’s good for you. But in a world filled with fad diets, blaring advertisements, and unintelligible ingredient lists, we at New Image Dentistry know it can be difficult to determine exactly what is good for you – and what’s not.

For straightforward guidance on how to live a long, healthy life, we recommend Brush Your Teeth! And Other Simple Ways to Stay Young and Healthy by Dr. David Ostreicher. The book sums up good health in six fundamental principles: hygiene, diet, attitude, exercise, sleep and personal safety.

Drawing on nearly three decades of experience as an orthodontist and professor of health and nutrition, Dr. Ostreicher definitively answers age-old debates, like the best way to prevent colds and flu (your mom was right: wash your hands). He provides straight talk on a variety of diet choices including salt, fats, carbs and organic food, and he documents the importance of regular sleep, stress reduction and positive thinking to your overall health. His suggestions throughout are simple, clear, and inexpensive.

Dr. Ostreicher advocates a back-to-basics, common-sense approach to staying young and healthy. We at New Image Dentistry couldn’t agree more, and we’d like to repeat the title of his book as our favorite piece of advice: don’t forget to Brush Your Teeth!

How Dr. Blourchian Remains At The Forefront of Cosmetic Dentistry

As a dental healthcare provider, I believe it is my duty to keep up with advances in my field. Dentistry has changed much within the last 10 years. I have always been an enthusiastic participant in various continuing education courses in my professional life.

Since I enjoy what I do, I very much enjoy taking various continuing education courses. It helps me grow professionally and keeps my job interesting by learning and adding new skills.

I have taken hundreds of hours of classes every year for many years. From being certified in Invisalign, to many hours of courses on cosmetic dentistry, TMJ, sedation, and dental implants.

Within the past few years, I have placed more emphasis on dental implants and tissue reconstruction. It is a very exciting field because there is so much opportunity for professional growth and advancement. Two years ago, I received the fellowship in the ICOI (International Congress of Oral Implantologists).

All this, of course, is ultimately geared to help the care I provide for my patients and benefit them.

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