Video: What to Expect From IV Sedation at the Dentist

This Season: Tailgating; New Year, New You; Tax Time

An IV at the dentist typically includes a sedative and a pain control agent, and sometimes includes an anti-inflammatory or even a steroid. Learn more about the details of dental sedation in this free sedation dentistry overview from an experienced dentist.

Video Transcript

In IV sedation, what happens is, what we do is when a patient arrives we basically start out by starting an IV. Typically the IV is starting in the hand or the arm, and what we're basically looking for is a good vein to get our IV started. That is the extent of the needles that the patient will feel because once the IV has been started, through this IV all of your medications will be pushed through your bloodstream. Things that we will typically use include a sedative, a pain control agent, sometimes an anti-inflammatory or even a steroid. It's through this IV method that we can get you the most controlled in terms of sleepness and most people typically sleep completely through the procedure with IV sedation. It's through this method again, that you can get the most adequate pain control, we can deal with the anxiety to the best of our ability, get you in a comfortable state that we can basically sustain for several hours if need be, to get, you know, adequate dentistry that you need.

Follow eHow: Follow @eHow

What to Expect From IV Sedation at the Dentist

Related Ads

Related Articles & Videos