IV Sedation
Many of us can feel nervous and anxious when it comes to surgery.
Dr Briggs is able to offer an effective, safe way to overcome this fear by offering patients conscious sedation during dental surgery. Sedation provides anxiety relief and pain control during surgery, especially during complex and time consuming procedures.
Intravenous Sedation is administered via an injection, like a General Anaesthetic. The drugs used are given intravenously, usually into a vein on the top of the hand or forearm. You will still require a local anaesthetic to exclude pain. The main drugs used in sedation are Midazolam and Fentanyl. During sedation, the patient's breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, heart rhythms and amount of Oxygen in the blood are monitored carefully and recorded. This adds to the safety of the procedure.
The level of sedation still allows for limited verbal response or verbal requests. You may have little or no memory of the procedure whilst under the sedation.
With his calm and supportive team, Dr Briggs aims to provide the highest level of care in a safe environment. “We aim for our patients to feel confident, relaxed and really delighted with the experience and results of the surgery.”
Please view the Surgical Care of this site for pre and post surgical instructions.