Oral sedation dentistry Oral sedation dentistry Oral sedation dentistry is a medical procedure involving the administration of oral sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a dental procedure and reduce patients fear and anxiety related to the experience. Oral sedation is one of the available methods of conscious sedation dentistry, along with inhalation sedation (nitrous oxide) and conscious intravenous sedation. Drugs which can be used for sedation include diazepam, triazolam, zaleplon, lorazepam, and hydroxyzine. Dental patients with generalized anxiety, belonephobia (fear of needles and sharp instruments), prior dental trauma, or generalized fear of the dentist can take oral medication in order to reduce their anxieties.
Irrational number the coefficients formula_7 are integers and formula_8. Any rational root of this polynomial equation must be of the form "r" /"s", where "r" is a divisor of "a" and "s" is a divisor of "a". If a real root formula_9 of a polynomial formula_10 is not among these finitely many possibilities, it must be an irrational algebraic number. An exemplary proof for the existence of such algebraic irrationals is by showing that "x" = (2 + 1) is an irrational root of a polynomial with integer coefficients: it satisfies ("x" − 1) = 2 and hence "x" − 2"x" −