• SATHYA K
• DR.GAYATHRI GOPI,MDS
• DR. K. SENTHIL KUMAR,MDS
• DR.VANDANA SHENOY, MDS
• DR. K. MOHAMED AFRADH, MDS

Conscious sedation is an effective technique which causes controlled drug-induced depression of consciousness enabling treatment to be performed with verbal response. It helps to reduce anxiety and pain, minimize discomfort, and relax the patient during complex dental procedures such as restorations, root canal therapy, and minor oral surgeries. Several medications such as oral Diazepam or triazolam, Intra-Muscular Midazolam, Intra-venous Midazolam or Propofol and Nitrous-oxide inhalation were commonly used during dental procedures as an alternative to general anesthesia. However, it is evident that these drugs also have the potential to cause life-threatening complications. Thus careful Pre-sedation evaluation of airway, cardiovascular system, and respiratory tract, systemic diseases, past medical history, congenital anomalies, and drug allergies assessment should be carried out. Hence the present review was carried out to briefly assess various pharmacological agents used to achieve sedation based on literature studies with special emphasis on its role in minor oral surgical procedures.

Anxiolytics, Dental Extraction, Intranasal spray, Intra-venous, Ketamine, Midazolam, Sevoflurane.

"ROLE OF CONSCIOUS SEDATION IN MINOR ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES- A REVIEW ON VARIOUS SEDATIVE AGENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no.d220-d226, November-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111335.pdf

"ROLE OF CONSCIOUS SEDATION IN MINOR ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES- A REVIEW ON VARIOUS SEDATIVE AGENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no. ppd220-d226, November-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111335.pdf