Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Sedation at Dental World

Disclaimer: Not medical or professional advice. Always seek the advice of your physician.

Do you feel worried and scared when you think about going to the dentist? Do you suffer from tooth pain but postpone the visit to the dentist again and again? There is no need to put the health of your teeth at risk. There is an excellent decision for these situations – sedation with nitrous acid at Dental World of Marietta. Sedation allows calming down, stop worrying, release tension and discomfort. It also has a small pain-releasing effect.

What is Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Sedation?

It is the inhalation of the mix of nitrous acid and oxygen to release fear before dental treatment in kids and adults. The calmness and relaxation of the patient allow fixing the positive effect of the treatment. In addition to this, the doctor can work more efficiently with the calm patient, allowing to perform dental treatment more comfortably and with higher quality. With this, sedation is not anesthesia and does not have any contraindication. The patient is conscious and can talk to the doctor.

Stages of Treatment under Sedation at Dental World

• A mask with entering gas is put on the patient. It is required to breathe freely with the nose. 
• The concentration of nitrous oxide is increased gradually. 3-5 minutes are needed for the gas to start working. 
• The patient relaxes and stops being scared while remaining conscious. The feelings under sedation remind the feeling of weightlessness. 
• The doctor starts the treatment. If the treatment requires anesthesia, the patient will not feel the injection. 
• At the end of the procedure, the nitrous acid concentration is reduced, and the patient is given oxygen to breathe.

Who can have Sedation at Dental World?

• Prolonged treatment is planned, e.g., in complications of tooth decay (pulpitis, periodontitis).
• The patient fears medical procedures and dental treatment.
• It is required to remove a tooth. It always causes stress.
• The patient has an increased vomiting reflex.

Why is Sedation so Popular in the World?

• It is safe and hypoallergic, does not have side effects.
• It does not require special preparation or laboratory testing.
• It is entirely removed from the body in 10-15 minutes, does not cause addiction.
• It is appropriate for patients with mild to moderate asthma.
• It improves a positive approach to dentistry.
• It reduces the vomiting reflex.

If you are dentophobia – choose Dental World of Marietta for treatments? Our doctors know how to treat the teeth without stress and discomfort.