I am having oral surgery with sedation at a very reputable oral surgeon here in town.
They do generals all the time for the oral surgery. However, I believe it is the surgeoun and a "tech" type situation although since I haven't been there yet to really check it out.
Any thoughts about safety? Should I tattoo "No CPR if you can't defribrilate" or something on my chest.
I guess I am just nervous about the non-hospital setting and the whole tooth implant surgery in general.
Anyone had this and care to relate their experience?
I had this procedure done in January. I am diabetic and absolutely refused to be under general anesthesia. The surgeon gave me Ativan 2 mg. the night before and the morning of the procedure. He then injected novocaine. They had 02 nearby and kept me on a BP cuff but I really was so zonked they could have turned me inside out and I would not have objected. I went home and slept it off. I had ibuprofen 1-2 days, but nothing else. If you are prone to inflammation you might ask for PO Toradol 10 mg.. I think the safe dose is 40 mg/day for most people. Good luck!!
CrunchRN, ADN, RN
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Update:
I had the implant. The procedure was a breeze with the Versed. I am glad I did it.