Intra-Venous and Oral Sedation

 

Intra-Venous Sedation


IV Sedation is used by dentists with specialised training and special certification. With this type of sedation, medications are administered directly into the blood stream. The greatest advantage of IV Sedation is that if someone is not sedated enough, the doctor can administer more medication and the effects are instantaneous. IV Sedation is not used commonly in most dental offices because of the specialized advanced training required and the requirements for certification. The drugs used for IV Sedation are more effective then the same drugs taken orally. We at QualityCare Dental provide this service

 

Oral Sedation

This Oral Medication used for Oral Conscious Sedation i

 

n dentistry are from a group of drugs known as Benzodiazapines. Not only do these medications have a sedative effect they also have some degree of  amnesic effect for most people. Patients remember little or nothing about their dental appointment.

Advantages to Dental Oral Sedation:

  1. Easy to administer: Swallow a small pill 
  2. It is safe and easy to monitor
  3. Works well for most people
  4. Low Cost

Disadvantages of Dental Oral Sedation:

  1. The level of Sedation is not easily changed
  2. Someone must drive you to and from your dental appointment
  3. There is no analgesic (pain relief effect)
  4. For children the most common medication is Versed (Medazolan) which is a liquid