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relieve anxiety.
iii. Oral Sedation
Medication is available in the form of pills to help patients with anxiety, fear of needles (which are used to administer a local anesthetic), or fear of the procedure itself.
Temazepam, for example, has strong anti-anxiety qualities to accelerate relaxation. It belongs to a class of drugs called sedative hypnotics and it’s perfectly safe. 20 minutes after it’s administered, the mind and body start to slow down, and the patient becomes drowsy.
In many cases, after taking Temazepam, most patients have no recollection of their dental surgeries (even though they were “conscious” during the procedure).
iv. Conscious Sedation
Also called “twilight,” this kind of sedation is administered intravenously (through a needle placed in a vein) or through inhalation (through a mask placed over your nose and mouth).
