If your child has been assessed as needing sedation to cope withtreatment, your dentist will administer your child with an oral sedative calledMidazolam. This short term acting medication will be mixed with Panadol syrupto make it more palatable for your child.

The medication will sedate your child in approximately 20-30 minutes. Yourchild may fall asleep before, during and after the dental treatment, but will beawakened easily. This sedative effect will last approximately 2 to 3 hours intotal.