anesthesia for dental work

[Guest guest]

Had my son at the dentist today. They were wonderful and so patient bur he still

was a mess. They need to do fillings and said oral sedation will not work for

him. They want to do IV sedation with an anesthesiologist. I spoke with him

after I got back and he works with kids with autism frequently. He said he

would use either Propofol (sp?) or Versed (sp?). Does anyone have any

experience or info on either of these? My info I had saved was on y laptop that

crashed.

Thanks so much!

[Guest guest]

November 2009, our then 8 year old son who has autism had an abscessed tooth and

several cavities. We always brushed his teeth, but he would never open his

mouth wide enough for us to see what we were doing or to floss his teeth. I was

terrified when the dentist started talking anesthesia, but I knew our son could

not sit still to have the tooth pulled and fillings done. Our son has had such

bad reactions to so many pharmaceuticals and supplements that I thought

anesthesia would just do terrible things to him. I believe Propofol is what

they used for him too. That sounds very familiar. Versed was just a little

teaspoon or two of some red medicine that he had to drink to get him to the

point where they could insert the IV, I think. Worrying about it was one of the

scariest things ever, but once it was over, he was our kid again by the next

day. No lasting, long-term affects and they put sealants on all of his molars

so that he would hopefully not get anymore cavities. I know the idea of it is

really scary, but for us it turned out to be nowhere near as bad as I thought it

would be. He slept a lot that day once we got him home and was grumpy and a

little weepy. I'm not sure, but I think he may have thrown up on the 1 1/2hr.

car ride home. Anesthesia makes me sick too. He was fine, though, by the next

day. We all survived it and I think the world of the dentist who was so patient

with all of my worries and concerns. Sounds like your dentist is experienced

and will take good care of your son. Best wishes.

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> > Had my son at the dentist today. They were wonderful and so patient bur he

still was a mess. They need to do fillings and said oral sedation will not work

for him. They want to do IV sedation with an anesthesiologist. I spoke with him

after I got back and he works with kids with autism frequently. He said he would

use either Propofol (sp?) or Versed (sp?). Does anyone have any experience or

info on either of these? My info I had saved was on y laptop that crashed.

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