Any person with dental pain or infection requires dental treatment at any age. Sometimes, young children may need general anesthesia or sedation for the pediatric dentist to finish the treatment. Anesthesia is administered before the procedure to help the patient alleviate the pain or sedate a nervous or anxious patient. Sedation may also become necessary when behavioral management techniques such as tell show-do, positive reinforcement, distraction, and parental presence are insufficient.

2. Anesthesia And Sedation
For Your Child

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