Many people don’t particularly enjoy going to the dentist. Cleaning, examinations, and other procedures can sometimes be a little uncomfortable. But for people with dental anxiety, a trip to the dentist can be agonizing. To help all our patients feel more at ease, here at First Dental of Bluffton we offer a variety of sedation dentistry solutions. Here are some... read more »

To get some people to visit the dentist is like pulling teeth, especially if they need to visit the dentist to have their teeth pulled. We understand that some of our patients experience dental phobia because they had a traumatizing childhood experience, dislike the sound of a dental drill, fear pain, have a sensitive gag reflex, etc. If you have... read more »

Question: What’s even scarier than sitting in a dental chair to get a root canal? Answer: Sitting beside another root-canal patient that happens to be a Siberian tiger! In 2012 a Siberian tiger named “Sayan,” from the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, had a toothache. A brave dentist who is specially trained to treat big cats helped Sayan with a root canal... read more »