Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) Treatment

Sometimes laughing gas is recommended to help a patient have a more comfortable dental experience. Nitrous Oxide, often called laughing gas, is a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen. It rarely has side effects, but it is recommended your child eat very lightly before a procedure. The option will be discussed fully with you, but is offered in certain situations.

Sedation/General Anesthesia Treatment

Dr. Cherish always tries to provide the most minimally invasive treatment. For certain cases, sedation is a recommendation for a variety of reasons, which will be discussed in depth. This is mainly an option for those who cannot tolerate dental care in the traditional setting. Dr. Cherish and her staff want to offer options that emphasize compassion, caring, and effective dentistry in the most comfortable manner possible.

If sedation is a recommendation, we offer multiple options depending on each case. Dr. Cherish provides sedation options in office with a board certified anesthesiologist, in a surgical center, or at a local hospital. Sedation dentistry allows patients who have complicated medical issues to receive optimal dental care in a setting that focuses on patient safety. Aside from our staff, medical doctors and anesthesiologists can be involved in the care of the patient. If this is an option for your child, our office will walk you through the process and help you coordinate all necessary appointments.

Special Needs Treatment

Laser Dentistry

Tongue/Lip Tie Evaluations and Revisions

Dr. Cherish loves working with patients with special needs of all ages. She works to desensitize patients in the dental setting and to emphasize comfort for the patient. However, she is also able to provide different options for treatment if the patient is unable to tolerate the traditional dental setting.

WaterLase Laser dentistry is one of the most advanced dental treatments available today. The WaterLase can be used to treat cavities, canker sores, overgrown gum tissue, and tongue/lip ties. Dr. Cherish evaluates tethered oral tissues (lip and tongue ties) and treats them in all ages, even newborns! Laser Dentistry allows for less local anesthesia and a more comfortable dental experience.

Dr. Cherish has trained extensively in tethered oral tissues. She has learned from some of the top experts in the field, including Dr. Soroush Zaghi, Dr. Chelsea Pinto, Dr. Richard Baxter, and Dr. Alison Hazelbaker. In addition, she received her training in oral myofunctional therapy through the IAOM (International Association of Orofacial Myology) so that she can better serve her patients and their parents. Dr. Cherish is focused on your child's whole health, which includes looking at the airway and facial development. Her additional training in Healthy Start and Myomunchee practices allows her to be an orthotropic-focused dentist. She refers to orthotropics as "pre-ortho ortho," basically helping a child develop into proper alignment with less crowding and better facial (& subsequently airway) development. Tethered oral tissues (tongue and lip ties) are a passion of hers, she often lectures across the country helping other healthcare professionals to learn the importance of identifying these tissues and the issues they can present. Her treatment of tongue and lip ties is multi-disciplinary when possible. She loves to work with bodywork specialists, lactation consultants, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and myofunctional therapists whenever possible. To do the releases, she uses a laser that allows efficient release, beautiful healing, minimal scarring, and wonderful results.