Home Map Ask The Dentist Medicaid Polls Procedure Descriptions FAQ's Consultants News Schools Directories Jobs Research
Click HERE to use Dental Health Search to Find a Dentist or more Dentistry research information
Dentist Finder

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
WashingtonDC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

  
Dental Health Directory Library
FAQ:  Pediatric - Children's Dentistry


Childrens Dentists
Pediatric Facts - Growth Tables
Kids Dental Phobias
 Orthodontists
Pediatric Frenectomy Lasing
Orthodontic Gummy Smile Hyperplasia
Videos
Do's and Dont's for New Parents
Pediatric Migraine Headaches
How Cavities Destroy Adult Teeth Before they Erupt
Baby Cavities: Implications for Adult Teeth
Tongue Frenectomy
Laser Fibroma Removal
Tooth Uncovering

Question:
What are the risks involved with sedation? My 4 1/2 year old daughter needs to have some dental work done and the Dentist is requiring she be sedated (IV) for the visit. Is this safe, what are the risks involved?

Answer:
First, one of my good friends is a pediatric dentist in Bend, OR, so let me know who you have seen and if it's not him, I'll give you his name and number. With any sedation, there are some risks involved. Is the sedation an oral, IV, IM or general sedation? In my office, we use oral sedatives.

The medicine used is Versed, which is in the same class as Valium; but is about 10 times more potent. It is very safe and it gives children an amnesiac effect, so they do not remember the visit. Let me know what type of sedation will be used with your daughter and I can go over some of the risks. If you have a healthy daughter, the risks are very very very minimal.

Editorial Staff
Page copy protected against web site content infringement by Copyscape




[Home]   [Ask The Dentist]   [FAQ's]   [Polls]   [Consultants]   [Directories]   [Employment]   [Articles]  
Contact the Editor
Dental Health Directory
Ask The Dentist
Featured in
Dental Health Directory featured in Dental Health Network
Health Issues in Dentistry
Childrens Dentistry FAQ
All rights reserved - 1999-2010
Powered by DentMedHost
webmaster@dental--health.com
Dental Pros and Cons

Videos
Pictures Photos
New Products
Bad Teeth Gums Gallery