“Does dental anesthesia sedate you completely?”
I am a 30 year old male. I want to know does dental anesthesia sedate you completely?
5 Answers
Usually no. If it is just local anesthesia, there is no sedation. If it is done with nitrous oxide (laughing gas), then you could get a little bit sedated.
If it is administered by a dentist aneshthesiologist, deep sedation/general anesthesia will completely sedate a patient
Depends on the dentist, some oral surgeons give a general anesthetic for their patients. Anesthetics administered outside the operating room setting may be more risky due to lack of support staff.
It depends what kind of anesthesia you are given. Nitrous oxide through a nasal mask doesn't make you completely unconscious. Most commonly IV medication such as propofol is used; that makes you unconscious. It is important that there is a qualified person administering the sedation/anesthesia and monitoring its effects, including pulse oximetry. The dentist shouldn't be giving/monitoring the sedation and doing the procedure.
Most often patients don’t remember anything from anesthesia used for dental procedures, and some people may remember a detail about conversation that took place during the procedure. This is by no means a general anesthetic like one would have for a bigger surgery. Yes you are completely sedated to answer your question, but it is not necessary to be as deep as for other more invasive procedures.
