Another alternative for helping nervous children relax at the dentists office is the use of Oral conscious sedation. When your child becomes so anxious that cooperating becomes difficult for them, sedation is an option. Oral conscious sedation is a method in which medications are used to help your child relax during the dental visit and allow the doctor to effectively treat your child. Oral conscious sedation tend to produce feelings of drowsines and relaxation and are not meant to make your child unconscious. Sedation is also a way to for the dentist to provide more effective treatment  along with preventing that may result from uncontrolled movements in an anxious, uncooperative child.When administered according to the sedation  guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry by a pediatric dentist, sedation is a safe, effective option