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Nitrous Oxide Sedation

Nitrous Oxide is a safe an effective way to deal with the anxiety of a dental appointment. It is completely normal to want to be almost any where else other than the dental office. If you feel that your fear of dentistry is what prevents you from following through with needed dental treatment, please talk to us about ways to help you relax.

Patients can use nitrous oxide to relax enough to comfortably complete needed dental treatment and still drive themselves home. It is administered by breathing through a nosepiece, and you as the patient help determine the amount necessary for your comfort. The effects wear off shortly after you begin breathing pure oxygen, and you soon feel completely normal again.

It can also be used in combination with a prescription oral sedative for the extremely anxious patient, but we then need for you to have someone else bring you and drive you home. We do care so please discuss this with Dr. Stanley.