Having anxiety and fear is very common when going to the dentist, but it shouldn’t stop you from getting the oral health care you need. IV sedation will help you feel relaxed during your dental appointment, it even has an amnesia quality, so you won’t remember much of the treatment. But you will be conscious the entire time, able to answer any questions the dentist asks.
Benefits of Dental Sedation
Anti-anxiety medication is administered intravenously during your dental treatment. This medication helps reduces nervousness and keeps you calm during the procedure.
Conscious Sedation
While you are conscious during the procedure, you may not be fully aware of what is taking place during the appointment. You will be able to respond to verbal cues, but the anxiety and discomfort will be significantly reduces
Medication is Fast Acting
Because the medication is administered intravenously, the sedation takes effect quickly. You won’t have to wait for your affected area to get numb.
Administering the IV Sedation and Dosage Adjustment
The American Society of Anesthesiologists suggests, the dentist should have a separate “a qualified individual”, to do the sedation and to monitor both the vital signs and heart rate, because it “reduces risk of adverse events,” said Dr. Jeffrey S. Plagenhoef, the society’s president
With the help of a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA, to administer the sedation and monitor the patient’s vital signs, while the dentist performs the procedures, has proven to be safe.
Little To No Recall of The Appointment
They can also adjust the dosage as needed, this will ensure all your dental anxiety is relieved”The drugs used for IV sedation produce either partial or full memory loss (amnesia) for the period of time when the drug first kicks in until it wears off. As a result, time will appear to pass very quickly and you will not recall much of what happened. Many people remember nothing at all. So it may, indeed, appear as if you were “asleep” during the procedure,” Dental Fear Central.
Check back with us next week for the risks involved with IV dental sedation. Until then, contact Blue Sky Anesthesia Associates for more information.
