Sedation
Sleep Dentistry or Deep Sedation
Some children are unable to hold still for dental care even with conscious sedation. For children with many cavities that will take a long time to fill or children too young to understand the need to sit still, we are able to have them go to sleep for their dental fillings.
Today I had a four year old boy from Molalla and a three year old girl from Gladstone needing deep sedation. Deep sedation is not quite general anesthesia like for medical operations but keeps patients just barely asleep.
Extractions
Lots of people are worried about getting a tooth extracted. They usually think that they will have to go to sleep or that it is very difficult.
This is just not the case for almost every extraction that we do. A little push and squeeze, and you are done.
Oral Conscious Sedation
Some children need help coping with the fear of the unknown or anxiety of the known. A five year old boy from Milwaukie, Oregon recently needed oral sedation for his dental care.
This child had several decayed molars and the cavity on one tooth was especially deep. Since his older sister had told him that we were going to use a big shot and yank out his tooth, he got really scared.
Midazolam (Versed) & Triazolam (Halcion)
Midazolam (MID-ay-zoe-lam) and triazolam (trye AH zoe lam) are in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. They are used to produce sleepiness or drowsiness and to relieve anxiety before surgery or certain procedures. Midazolam is also sometimes used to produce loss of consciousness for patients in hospitals before and during surgery.
In our facility, midazolam and triazolam are given under the supervision of a doctor trained to use this medicine. Our staff will give your child the medicine and closely follow your child’s progress.
Oral Conscious Sedation
Sedating children to help them cope with extensive or painful procedures is a great help for many kids but very worrisome for some of their parents.
Because Oregon, and especially East Portland, is home to many families that care deeply about health and the substances their children are exposed to, some Oregon parents worry about using drugs or medicine with their kids.
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