Wat is the different between sedation and general to put to sleep ..?

Answer:
General anesthesia (surgical anesthesia) is a type of sedation where you are actually totally knocked out and your protective reflexes like swallowing and coughing do not function. Different kinds of sedation include: Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas)-used mainly for its anxiolytic effect (calms you down), Oral sedation- you receive a pill such as Halcion that has an anxiolytic and usually amnestic effect before the procedure begins, IV conscious sedation- an IV is placed, usually in your arm, and you receive drugs that calm you down.

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Generally speaking, sedation is either localized (i.e. novaccain shot) or general which means it's either laughing gas or a needle which injects you with an anesthetic. In the latter case, an anesthesiologist has to be present and it is much more expensive than I either novaccain or laughing gas.

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To continue with the previous persons answer, which is bang on the mark, aswell. If you have to have major surgery done, and they say, " Well, laughing gas is what we are going to do.." question them about it.. talk to your parents. If you have an absessed tooth.. do NOT let them talk you into laughing gas and freezing.. The freezing doesn't take and you feel everything and it's painful.. I have gone under many times.. I personally hate laughing gas, and prefer going out completely. It may be more expensive, but it makes the chance for traumatization from the ordeal pretty much disappear rather than laughing gas where you see, hear everything.. just don't care.

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