More on Laughing Gas (Nitrous Oxide)
What is Nitrous Oxide?
- Happy Air
- Laughing Gas
- Medicated Air
Fear of pain is the #1 reason people avoid coming to the dentist! Nitrous Oxide helps patients overcome this fear. Relaxation and a feeling of well-being results from breathing a mixture of oxygen, air, and a mild anesthetic gas (nitrous oxide) through a nose mask. Please remember: Nitrous Oxide in NO way resembles General Anesthesia. The patient remains alert and able to follow the doctor's instructions.
What can "Happy Air" do for you?
- It eliminates fear, nervousness, and tension associated with dental procedures
- It allows a patient to breathe more oxygen than he/she can from air while enjoying a remarkable depth of relaxation
- It drastically minimizes feelings of discomfort
- It usually produces feelings of warmth and security as well as a pleasant, "floaty" feeling
- It permits needed injections of local anesthetic without discomfort
- It allows our patient to leave the office rested and alert with no side effects
- It eliminates the need for a driver
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