ok maybe in the us *seems there is everything possible with propofol* but not here..
General anesthesia in children for dental work?
My son is going on 6 years old. After a visit to the pediatric dentist today we discovered that he has several cavities and an abcessed tooth. The dentist also wants to put caps on the rest of his molars to protect them. He said we could do the laughing gas & a local and split the procedures in to 2 visits but he would prefer we use a general anesthetic and do everything at once. I am so scared to have my little boy put under, I am a very emotional person and this is very hard for me to consider. Does anyone have any input on this subject?
Answer -
It's very common i assure you. We do this alot, especially with 'little guys' whom need alot of Dental treatment.
The reason being, with children this age and younger, most are either scared of the Dentist or they cant sit still long enough for the Dentist to do the procedures. Nitrous (laughing gas) is fine, but the children still move around. Some get bored and shift around, some just get tired of sitting there for long periods of time and of course some just get impatient. It's a long process, and kids in general cant sit still long enough like an adult can.
Your Dentist prefers the General, for many reasons. 1) The child will be put under and he can work without interruptions. 2) It cuts down on visits (again, most children dont enjoy coming to see us multi times, which your child will have to). And 3) He's thinking of your child, and his comfort. Doing it all at once, is less stress on a child. And less trauma, for the child. He wont feel any discomfort, from sitting in a chair with his mouth open for however long he has too, which can be very time consuming with multi procedures like his (your child).
*Trust your Dentist, he wouldnt do you wrong! He's only looking out for your child, the best way he knows how.
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Dental Assistant, 15 yrs and still going...
Other Answers -
1) I use general anesthesia on lots of kids of this age group for extensive dental work. It will very likely allow the dentist to do a much better job in a shorter time since absolute "cooperation" is guaranteed. The anesthetic does not need to be very deep for straight dental work. The dentists usually prefer that we put the breathing tube in through the nose, to keep it out of their way and to allow them to check the bite following restoration. We give the kids liquid Versed beforehand, put them out with gas, start an IV, and put in the breathing tube. It seems to be a very good technique.
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Anesthesiologist MD
2) My dentist said she is perfectly secure having her son (I think he's around 4-5) going under Twilight Sleep. You're not fully under, just kind of asleep. You become more relaxed where you may think you're sleeping (Twilight Sleep) but actually don't remember being awake. I had this done and it's great.
The first stage is the laughing gas stage, next is Twilight Sleep, and the deeper stage is general anesthesia.
Speaking of signing off on anesthesia and it's risks, aren't there forms that are supposed to be signed by the patient when undergoing anesthesia?
To be honest, in the UK, I've never heard of children as young as 6 being put under general anesthetic for a dental procedure either. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen though.
If some fans think that the media is gonna be pro Michael Jackson then they will be disapointed. You just know that the media will potray Murray as the good innocent doctor who was in way over his head and potray Michael has the evil drug addict.
To be honest, in the UK, I've never heard of children as young as 6 being put under general anesthetic for a dental procedure either. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen though.
I searched 'general anesthesia children dental' in google and this was one of the things that came up..
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070716171802AAbY8GA
nb. In the TMZ article it doesn't say propofol for Blanket, if you read carefully they say anesthesia for Blanket, but propofol for MJ.. so Blanket may not have had propofol, it could have been something else.
In the TMZ article it doesn't say propofol for Blanket, if you read carefully they say anesthesia for Blanket, but propofol for MJ.. so Blanket may not have had propofol, it could have been something else.
In MJ's autopsy report it was menioned that there had been at least one root canal and if I remember correctly he had two implants as well...We don't know when he got those, but if it was in Las Vegas....as I said earlier....I'd want to be knocked out for a root canal also!
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nb. In the TMZ article it doesn't say propofol for Blanket, if you read carefully they say anesthesia for Blanket, but propofol for MJ.. so Blanket may not have had propofol, it could have been something else.
Anyways...the point is....they are making a big deal of it all because it's Michael Jackson. Dental work in sedation was not invented by MJ....
Especially when the allegations hit- by playing on that 'gay, therefore likes male children' nonsense. Totally ignoring the fact that pedophilia is found plentyful among heterosexuals.
Not here, most dentists wouldn't give you anesthesia for a root canal (like I said, only those that you have to pay for yourself might possibly do that) - and frankly, if it's done right with lidocaine, you won't feel anything. It's not worse than getting a new filling with lidocaine. You also don't get anesthesia for implants (again, with the above mentioned limitation), and health insurance here doesn't cover implants, so you have to go see one of those dentists that turn everything into gold for themselves and in theory wouldn't mind making even more money by giving you anesthesia. But even many of those don't want to take the risk - not even for money. I know people with implants (wish I had their money, haha), they didn't get anesthesia.
So this indeed seems to be different in the US, that's why you have all those Europeans in here saying "Anesthesia at the dentist? WT ?"
Speaking of signing off on anesthesia and it's risks, aren't there forms that are supposed to be signed by the patient when undergoing anesthesia?
But this is what I heard from all the dentists - anesthesia is too much of a risk for relativly small things that can be done with lidocaine (even if it's a wisdom tooth that has to be surgically removed or similar things). That the anesthesia as such is a risk that one shouldn't take for anything that a dentist does. Now I'm sure I'd get a bit of a different story if I went to one of those that you have to pay for yourself. But in general - they will tell you "no". So I don't really get what the hell is wrong with all those doctors. IF the story is true.
From reading the posts it seems in general (not just children, adults as well) that this is different in Europe. They seem to be a lot "quicker" with giving anesthesia at the dentist in the US than they are over here.
In MJ's autopsy report it was menioned that there had been at least one root canal and if I remember correctly he had two implants as well...
I searched 'general anesthesia children dental' in google and this was one of the things that came up..
*Trust your Dentist, he wouldnt do you wrong! He's only looking out for your child, the best way he knows how.
I know this is a bit off topic, but I have to comment on this. This is one of the biggest preconceptions against homosexuals, the ugliest one out there. If you are a homosexual, then there has to be something else wrong with you too ... And yes, I think that was the main reason why they started the gay rumor in the first place.
ill never forgot fox news making a comment when mj went to washington for the aids awareness thing that the african presidents wives did. this was in the middle of the GJ or around that time. the presenter on fox said hes gone to a aids event cause gays gets aids and gays are paedos. :mello::smilerolleyes: only on fox news
You know, being Europeans I also say, WTF, how women in Europe are often treated at their Gynecologist ("wann war denn die letze Regel???" screamed across the waiting area), or just even taking a simple xRay.
I also say WTF to clinics in modern day Europe that feature rooms shared by 4 women in a modern maternity ward and shared toilet and shower on one floor for all 'inmates.'
People just need to be aware of the differences and that there are differences.
Lets not turn this into comparison of European vs US medical practices.
ill never forgot fox news making a comment when mj went to washington for the aids awareness thing that the african presidents wives did. this was in the middle of the GJ or around that time. the presenter on fox said hes gone to a aids event cause gays gets aids and gays are paedos. :mello::smilerolleyes: only on fox news
ill never forgot fox news making a comment when mj went to washington for the aids awareness thing that the african presidents wives did. this was in the middle of the GJ or around that time. the presenter on fox said hes gone to a aids event cause gays gets aids and gays are paedos. :mello::smilerolleyes: only on fox news
What? I hope this person was fired. I don't think you can say things like that especially on a show. That is sick.
No, quite the contrary, Marebear. Fox HIRES people like that. What was that about Haiti being 'punished by God' and so forth?
^^^There are entire networks that live of the total bottomfeeder mentality.
Usually, if you were afraid that you might be a redneck, idiot, homophob or otherwise challenged- you just need to be aware of being such and you are highly encouraged to add yourself to the human resource pool over at Fox.
In other terms- if you are afraid to say certain things out loud because they sound so backwards and reactionary- you're the right person for the job.
That's terrible. I don't understand how people can be like that. It feels like 2005 all over again. That feeling like we are the only ones on Michael's side you know?
It felt like that already only 2 or 3 days after Michael's passing when the main troll on there slammed 'pathetic grieving MJ fans'.
Don't worry, these people never went away. They are just pi**ed that such a wonderful target is gone- they way they were upset that they couldn't report on MJ being on suicide watch being in jail.
Same mentality.
I also think these people want Murray to get off as well.