oral sedation
Swallowed anxiety relief
Oral sedation is the administration of sedative medication by mouth rather than by injection or inhalation.
The term appears most often in dentistry, where patients take a pill before procedures to reduce anxiety and discomfort: The dentist recommended oral sedation for the root canal.
It produces a relaxed, drowsy state while typically allowing the patient to remain conscious.
- dentistOral care physician
- dental anxietyFear of tooth procedures
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- pillSolid medicine dose
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