Video: Risks of IV Sedation

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Dizziness and nausea are common in cases of dental sedation, but amnesia should be reported right away. Learn more about possible risks of dental sedation in this free sedation dentistry overview from an experienced dentist.

Video Transcript

When talking about risks for a person that was going to pursue sedation dentistry, the risks are very minimal, provided that the patient is adequate with the medical history, when discussing with the dentist. Most people are very good candidates, provided they don't have any problems with breathing or any sorts of cardiovascular problems. We're more concerned with the post-op complications that we see as a result of the sedation. For example, the amnesia is a typical symptom that we see of having sedation, it is because of this, that we tell you, again, that you cannot make any sort of educated or legal decisions, within the first twenty-four hours of sedation. That we consider to be a risk because they're often times where we won't have you sedated and we're performing a procedure and we have to kind of deviate it from the treatment plan, that we had discussed. It's because of that that we need to make sure that you understand that there is a risk that the plan may be altered a little bit and it's because of that, you being sedated will not be able to make the best decision that you normally could. Certainly there's other typical risks, it's normal to be a little dizzy or a little bit nauseous or definitely very tired, after the sedation. Those are what we would consider normal complications, after a sedation procedure. In terms of fatal risks, we don't see any risks that would typically complicate the ability to deliver adequate sedation, for the patient.

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Risks of IV Sedation

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