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Cost
Many of our treatments can be carried
out under sedation for an additional
cost.
£100 per session.

When a drug, usually of the
anti-anxiety variety, is administered
into the blood system during dental
treatment, this is referred to as
Intravenous Conscious Sedation (aka
"IV sedation"). This page answers the
most common questions regarding
conscious IV sedation.

What does it feel like? Will I be
asleep?
You may not remember much about
what went on because of two factors:
firstly, in most people, IV sedation
induces a state of deep relaxation and
a feeling of not being bothered by
what's going on. Secondly, the drugs
used for IV sedation can produce
either partial or full memory loss
(amnesia) for the period of time when
the drug first kicks in until it wears off.
As a result, time will appear to pass
very quickly and you will not recall
much, or perhaps even nothing at all,
of what happened. So it may, indeed,
appear as if you were "asleep" during
the procedure.

Is it still necessary to be numbed
with local anaesthetic? Will my
dentist numb my gums before or
after I'm sedated?
The drugs which are usually used for
IV sedation are not painkillers
(although some pain-killing drugs are
occasionally added, see below for a
more detailed discussion), but
anti-anxiety drugs. While they relax
you and make you forget what
happens, you will still need to be
numbed.
If you have a fear of injections, you will
not be numbed until the IV sedation
has fully kicked in. If you have a
phobia of needles, you will very
probably be relaxed enough not to
care by this stage. Your dentist will
then wait until the local anaesthetic
has taken effect (i. e. until you're
numb) before starting on any
procedure.

How does the dentist know
whether I'm numb?
You check the local anesthetic has
worked by asking the patient. Just
because you are sedated doesn't
mean you can't answer.

How is IV sedation administered?
A Venflon
"Intravenous" means that the drug is
put into a vein. An extremely thin
needle is put into a vein close to the
surface of the skin in either the arm or
the back of your hand. This needle is
wrapped up with a soft plastic tube.
The needle makes the entry into the
vein, then is slid out leaving the soft
plastic tube in place. The drugs are
put in through that tube. The tube
stays in place throughout the
procedure.


What drugs are used? Are there
different types of IV sedation?
Midazolam and Diazepam
Mostly the drug used for IV sedation is
a short acting benzodiazepine, or
"benzo" for short. This is an
anti-anxiety sedative. IV administered
benzos have 3 main effects: they
reduce anxiety/relax you, they make
you sleepy, and they produce partial
or total amnesia (i. e. make you forget
what happened during some or, less
frequently, all of the procedure). Total
amnesia is more common with
midazolam compared to diazepam (see
below).
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Is it safe? Are there any IV sedation is
EXTREMELY safe when carried out under
the supervision of a specially-trained even
safer than local anaesthetic on its own!

However, contraindications include
pregnancy, known allergy to benzos,
alcohol intoxication, CNS depression, and
some instances of glaucoma. Cautions
include psychosis, impaired lung or kidney
or liver function, and advanced age. Heart
disease is generally not a contraindication.

What are the main advantages of IV
sedation?
  • IV sedation tends to be the method
    of choice if you don't want to be
    aware of the procedure - you "don't
    want to know".
  • The gag reflex is hugely diminished -
    people receiving IV sedation rarely
    experience difficulty with gagging.
    However, if minimizing a severe gag
    reflex is the main objective, inhalation
    sedation is usually tried first. Only if
    that fails to diminish the gag reflex
    should IV sedation be used for this
    purpose.
  • Can be ideal for those with a phobia
    of dental injections.
  • Unlike General Anaesthesia or Deep
    Sedation, conscious IV sedation
    doesn't really introduce any
    compromises per se in terms of
    carrying out the actual procedures,
    because people are conscious and
    they can cooperate with instructions,
    and there is no airway tube involved.

Are there any disadvantages?
  • A needle has to be put in the arm or
    hand ("venipuncture").
  • It is possible to experience
    complications at the site where the
    needle entered, for example
    hematoma (a localized swelling filled
    with blood).
  • While IV sedation is desired precisely
    because of the amnesia effect (i.e.
    forgetting what happened while
    under the influence of the drug/s),
    there can be a downside to this: if
    you can't remember that the
    procedure wasn't uncomfortable or
    threatening, you can't unlearn your
    fears.
  • Recovery from IV administered drugs
    is not complete at the end of dental
    treatment. You need to be escorted
    by a responsible adult.

You should WANT to be sedated. If, for any
reason, you're unwilling to "let go", for
example because you don't like not being in
control, it will be more difficult to be
successfully sedated.

After IV Sedation
  • Have your escort take you home and
    rest for the remainder of the day.
  • Have an adult stay with you until
    you're fully alert.
  • Don't perform any strenuous or
    hazardous activities and don't drive a
    motor vehicle for the rest of the day.
  • Don't eat a heavy meal immediately.
    If you're hungry, eat something light,
    e.g. liquids and toast.
  • If you experience nausea, lie down
    for a while or drink a glass of coke.
  • Don't drink alcohol or take
    medications for the rest of the day
    unless you've contacted your dentist
    first.
  • Take medications as directed by
    your dentist.
  • If you have any unusual problems,
    call your dentist.