Sedation: Moderate Sedation

Benzodiazepines

Moderate sedation is achieved through the use of pills that are in the drug family call Benzodiazepines. A drug that many people are familiar with from this family is Valium. They produce a feeling of relaxation and drowsiness.

The benefits include:

  • They place you in a very relaxed state
  • They cause drowsiness enabling most patients to doze off during the appointment
  • Most patients have little or no memory of the appointment
  • They work as a mild anesthetic to aid pain control

 

 

 

 


 

 

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