IV and Oral Dental Sedation
At Midtown Dentistry in Houston, Texas, anesthesia for dental procedures can range from a continuum of mild sedation to general anesthesia.
Most anesthesia of these types is administered through an intravenous infusion that is started prior to the procedure.
Your Midtown Dentistry dentist will mostly use IV sedation with an anesthesiologist. This provides the best result for thorough treatment.
For smaller procedures your dentist may use oral sedation, which means you’ll need to take a small pill before your treatment and by the time you awaken, it’s over and done with!
Midtown Dentistry’s oral sedation is FDA approved and considered very safe.
With both IV and oral sedation, you will have little or no memory of your dental treatment.
With IV sedation you will be responsive, but not be aware. With oral sedation you will not be unconscious, but you will be in a very relaxed state similar to sleeping.
