2 Year Old Under General Anesthesia for Dental Work

My son when he was 2 had dental work under anesthesia for a filling at Cooks, it went great and no problem after... They are really great with kids there!

my daughter was under ga for dental work at that age. they put caps on her front teeth for baby bottle mouth. they gave her 'loopy juice' which she drank and was instantly silly drunk. When she woke, she was disoriented and cried alot, also because her mouth was numb and it felt weird but after an hour or so when everything wore off, she was fine. She's been under ga a couple other times for dental work and to have her tonsils removed and she's been fine each time. My oldest son was under ga via 'loopy juice' at the age of 2 in order to have surgery on his toes for severe ingrown tonails. he too cried and cried when he first woke up but he eventually calmed down and was perfectly fine.

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I actually work for a Pediatric dentist and can tell you that doing the dental work at Children's is the best option for your two year old.
In quick response to Brenda's question about 2 years old being too young to do dental treatment because the teeth are going to fall out. If the baby teeth have decay and it goes untreated, it can actually pass on to the permanent teeth. So you've made the right choice in deciding to get the work done.
Another good reason to have the work done under general anes. is because the child won't remember the work being done. They will wake up, and not recall a thing that was done. This means that they won't be traumatized about going to the dentist and you won't have any problems in the future. If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me back. I hope this helps. ~B.

My son is three and he had some dental work done two months ago and had general anesthesia. He was really good in the office. He was just groggy and it took him a little while to come out of it, maybe lunchtime. He just needed to sleep it off. The suggestion is to not let your child stand up and walk around by themselves. Their balance isn't very good, until it wears off. I wouldn't worry about it!! Plus my 1 1/2 year old daughter had tubes in her ears a few weeks ago and she came out of the anesthesia about the same as my son. They feel a lot better after they sleep! Congrats on your third, I am expecting my 3rd in June and I'm M. W also!!

My son had a frenuloplasty (tongue-tie operation) about 3 weeks ago. He got the "goofey juice" & the gas instead of the IV. With the gas, they wake up really, really fast & hard. My son cried for 30 minutes after he woke up. The nurses say that their heads & chests hurt when they wake up. We didn't know this, so we weren't prepared. Just tell the docs & nurses over and over again to give him something BEFORE he wakes up. Good luck!

My one year old was under anesthesia for tubes in his ears. When he woke up, he screamed and screamed. They are really disoriented. Don't be scared, just prepared. Most kids shake out of it in 45 min to an hour. But, my son screamed for 4-5 hours. It was worth it though!

My 4 year old had to have same thing and we were very nervous about the whole ordeal, but for him it was a real answer to some problems he was having with an abcess tooth. We went the day of the procedure and everything was explained to us in detail about what would happen and my son was given some medication (a drink) - no "okeys" as he calls it,, which basically calmed him and it was explained to us that he wouldn't even know/remember even being away from us. He was kind of out of it, but then we got to wait in the room for him back in the operating room part - I think it varies - and then he was back in the recovery room, within 30 minutes, and they allowed us to be with him before he woke up back in the recovery room, so he always thought we were there with him. He did have a difficult time waking up, he was very cranky, crying, and really having difficulty waking up - but we still took him home within 45 minutes of procedure. However, he went through everything very well. He slept a lot that day and by evening you really wouln't have known he went through all of that. I believe most kids bounce back pretty fast.
Now, I just had my older son, 7, have his tonsils and adenoids removed at a different clinic. They told us again everything step by step, *what i liked about this palce was that they told us when he actually went to sleep and that he had done very well with that - knowing this was so reassuring while we waited, and when the procedure was done and he was in the recovery room. Now, prior to my older son's procedure, there, the anesthesiologist told us we could give him some medicine prior to the surgery that would make him kind of "drunk," but that it could make his waking up a little harder and he would be crying, temper tantrum, and more fussy. So, we opted not to do it (we did ask my son and he said he was fine to go back by himself). At this place, we got to see him after he woke up. So, you may want to inquire about anything specifically they will give your child prior to see what kind of effects you might expect and when you can see him in the recovery room. And again, every child is different. The same day as my 4 year olds's dental work, there was another little bit older child having something done and when we were in the recovery room, we could see her and she was very with it and livid, so just ask questions and again, I would have rather done what we did as opposed to letting it go. Hope this helps - didn't mean to go into so much detail, but just letting you know about various experiences. Good luck! Just ask questions...

Isn't 2 a little young for dental work?!! She will start loose teeth around 6 or 7. Is it something that you could chose to wait and see if loosing her teeth will fix the problem? Or get a second opinion. Just seems a little young

B.