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General Anesthesia for 3.4 year male kd
Kids age of 3.4 years was having teeth pain and inflammation on the right upper big teeth. He was advised to do Root Canal, as he won't support they said they will be doing General anaesthesia after checking all the necessary points. Is this okay to go for general Anesthesia at this point? Any side effects? Please suggest
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If the kid is not cooperative then you can try conscious sedation
And if that too doesn't work then you can go for general anesthesia but only pedodontist should be doing the procedure
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Consult pedodontist for the same.
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U need the opinion of a anesthesiologist. And a pedodontist. Then u can determine whether general anesthesia or conscious sedation can be given and treated.
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Hello Sir,
This depends on how cooperative your child is. Generally, children this small are unable to cope with extensive dental work; either due to fear or simply because they are too young.
Concious sedation( laughing gas) can be tried. If the child is not too fearful and allows the mask to be putting on, this is a good option
General anaesthesia is safe and is generally recommended in uncooperative patients or those who do not accept nitrous
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1. Please go to a pediatric dentist who has a nitrous oxide set up and let them assess which of the two treatments the child would be able to accept best.
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You should consider the Conscious sedation or else yes GA.is an option once the child is medically examined pre surgery/ dental procedure.
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Dr. Zoya Rasheed
Cosmetic/Aesthetic Dentist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello!
If patient is not cooperative then this is the option
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Dr. Inavolu Shamini
Dentist
10 yrs exp
Hyderabad
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If the child is really uncomfortable, then you can go for anaesthesia
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Dr. B S L D Monika
Dentist
2 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Yeah u can try conscious sedation tooo which means the patient is exposed to inhale nitrous oxide gas
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Dr. Divyesh Mehta
Dentist
14 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Hello. Best person to evaluate the child for a procedure in GA would be an anesthetist.
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