Dds what are your thoughts on halcion (triazolam) it was suggested to me at an appointment today as an alternative to general anesthesia for extensive work?

Anesthesia?????.: How extensive is your dental work and who is going to give you halcion (triazolam)? And who is going to monitor your vital signs while you have all that extensive dental work done?Your dentist might be too busy doing all the extensive work to see and check if you are still alive.......

Ativan (lorazepam) Better: Please excuse the original responder's sarcasm. Halcion might not be the best choice to help with anxiety for dental work. If the appointm'ts are fairly short, xanax (alprazolam) works very well. I have had extreme phobics in the chair all day for full-mouth rehab using Ativan and nitrous oxide and they were just fine. If your dds can't answer these questions, tho, they're not qualified to use these meds on u.

Maybe: Halcion belongs to a group of medications called benzodiazepines. They include drugs such as xanax (alprazolam) and valium. These drugs are anxiolytics and sedatives. So i would think, depending on the procedure , the dentist should be able to numb the area sufficiently for you to undergo the procedure comfortably.

Oral med. : Halcyon is a sedative(sleeping pill). It can be used as a premedication prior to dental work to sedate you. Oral meds can be helpful to relax or sedate you but not as well controlled as IV sedation. It is much less expensive than gen anes. Discuss the procedure and medication with your dentist. Give him a call.

Yes-Sedation Dentist: Halcion (triazolam) given in a proper protocol, usually with other benzodiazepene drugs like valium and hydroxyzine, can allow you to sleep through hours of dental work with no recollection as if you were anesthetized. It should only be done by a certified sedation dentist who will monitor your vital signs with a pulse oximeter as you undergo these procedures.

Not an alternative: If you need general then Halcion (triazolam) will not be effective. Do you want to be asleep , have a good experience, and not remember? Then ga is what you need. Dentists who can only give Halcion (triazolam) will only give halcion (triazolam). You may need someone who offers more alternatives.

See below: The use of general anesthesia id dentistry is perhaps a bit overstated. Rarely do dentists have a patient intubated for a procedure. They more often use sedative agents to supplement the local anesthetic. Halcion (triazolam) would be a viable alternative to these agents, not to general anesthesia.