After Intravenous Sedation:
Intravenous sedation or other types of sedation medication maybe recommended to you by Dr. Fuller, pediatric dentist at Pediatric Dentistry of Redlands and Associates in order to provide the necessary dental care for your child. Dr. Fuller will only recommend this if absolutely necessary. Once your son/daughter’s procedure is completed you will be asked to stay with them until the medication wears off. IV medication can affect your child in different ways and depending on your child the medication may take a short amount of time or a long time to wear off. They may also react in different ways. Some children will cry, be fussy, or they may feel nauseous. While all of these are normal, it is important for your child to continue to be monitored until all of the medication wears off. After the medication has worn off and your child is discharged home you will want to continue to monitor your child. Their mouth still may be numb as well as their mouth,...