is it safe to have my 3 year old sedated at the dentist office?

Answer 1

If you mean oral sedation, yes, it is safe. I was an assistant in a pediatric for 4 years. It is a common practice to sedate children for dental treatment, esp. if they have extensive treatment. We can do all the work in the one visit. Most pediatric offices, if not all, have the proper equipment to monitor the child while they are sedated. Our office at the time administered chloral hydrate in liquid form. It usually takes 30-60min to take affect and can last anywhere from 2-4 hours. Most children fall asleep. Some children don't fall asleep so easily. I found a couple of web sites on chloral hydrate and oral sedation.
http://www.fpnotebook.com/SUR101.htm
http://www.cda.org/popup/General_Anesthesia_and_Oral_Sedation
I hope this information helps.

Answer 2

A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation
think they are being given General Anesthesia!

There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient. On occasion some
some patients will remember a bad experience. Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!
I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!
Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!
In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.

Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!


Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed
I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

I feel that giving a drug for amnesia is cruel I would not want it done to me!

A strange development in medical thinking that it's okay for a patient to have
pain as long as they don't remember it and think they slept thru the procedure..


Here is a link for some info

http://www.freehelpforcancer.com/manages...

Answer 3

One of my twin sons at age 3 had a filling and cap and was sedated and is doing fine!!!! Was easy and the dentist and the staff should know exactly what their doing which should allow you not to worry in the least!!

Answer 4

Are you talking about oral sedation? My children have been sedated when going to the dentist. They see a pediatric dentist. They are given an oral medication (mixed with sprite or coke), and then we wait about half an hour for it to begin working. It worked for one of my children, and she had her tooth fixed. The other seemed to become more hyper when on the medication, and he had to be put under general anesthetic to have his teeth fixed.

Answer 5

SEDATION OF A 3-YEAR OLD BY A PEDIATRIC DENTIST IS A COMMON PRACTICE.

Answer 6

Yes. They have been trained. They are doctors. They do not want to be sued. They will only do it if it is safe and they have emergency procedures in place. Don't worry about it.

Answer 7

Sedation yes,full anesthesia no.

Answer 8

YES THIS RELAXES THE THREE OLD....MY TWO OTHER KIDS WERE SEDATIVE WHEN THEY WERE ALMOST THREE YEARS OLD.

IT IS SAFE.

Answer 9

as long as he doesnt have a lisp.