Going to the dentist can be especially stressful for children. Particularly those children with special healthcare needs or a heightened sense of fear. IV sedation offers an effective and safe way for patients to relaxed and calm during dental treatments.
This modern approach to dentistry can convert a very stressful experience into a positive and relaxed appointment. Allowing you to prioritize the oral health care of your child, while minimizing any discomfort.
What is IV dental sedation?
Intravenous (IV) Sedation is a type of anesthesia that is administered through an IV placed in a vein, usually in the hand or arm. It is a conscious sedation, you won’t be fully asleep. You will be able to answer any questions the dentist ask, but the amnesia effect means you won’t remember much, if any of the appointment.
How can IV sedation dentistry help your child?
IV sedation is medication that is tailored to the patients specific needs, to ensure it is effective and safe. This method is especially beneficial for many children:
Children with phobias or dental anxiety
Those children who need extensive dental work
Children with a sensitive gag reflex or low threshold of pain
Those children who have a difficult time sitting still for and extended period of time or have special needs.
IV sedation enhances cooperation
This enables patients to receive the dental care they need in a calm and stress free environment. Your child won’t feel resistance or reluctance when the dentist is performing treatments. Your child deserves a relaxed, stress free, and minimal discomfort dental appointment.
Who performs the sedation?
When it comes to dental sedation like this, it is important to have a specially trained and certified nurse anesthetist there in the dental office to bring hospital-level sedation.
A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA, will have proper training, experience monitoring all the vital signs, fully up-to-date on all related safety protocols and established emergency procedures, this will allow the dentist to focus all his/her attention on your child.
Just contact Blue Sky Anesthesia Associates for more information or any questions.
