Nitrous Oxide Sedation in Kids Dentistry

If you plan to receive dental treatment for your child, it is in your best interest to be familiar with the whole process, including the phase in which you prepare for the procedure. Not all, but most dental procedures require mild sedation.

Nitrous oxide sedation is one of the sedation methods that are widely popular. Many parents refuse to receive sedation for any dental procedure because they are unaware of the benefits of this technique.

However, the sedative medicines given to children are not the same as those used on adults and have a lower intensity level. Nitrous gas has proven to be the most effective and risk-free means of providing sedation for pediatric dental procedures.

Procedure for nitrous oxide sedation in kid's dentistry:

1. First of all, the pediatric dentist makes sure that the child is relaxed and is not feeling any dental anxiety.
2. The nitrous oxide or laughing gas is not administered through injection like other anesthetic drugs, and neither is it given orally. The gas goes into the body through the nostrils. The dentist will insert a small nose pipe into the nostril, and the child will breathe in all the gas.
3. Nitrous oxide sedation does not make the child unconscious, and they can stay aware of what's happening around him. However, it does make the child drowsy and sleepy.
4. The clinic staff cooperates with the child to know the level of sedation, and they make sure that the kid does not go completely unconscious and communicates verbally.

After Effects of the sedation:

Since the child remains conscious throughout the procedure, therefore it will not take long to get out of the sedation. The effects of nitrous oxide fade out very quickly after the treatment. However, it is advisable to keep the child under observation to ensure that the sedation does not cause any complications.

Is it safe to use nitrous oxide for sedation in pediatric dentistry?

When a child goes to a clinic or a hospital, it is natural for him to get anxious and stressed. Dental anxiety is more common in kids because they are unaware of the treatment they will get, which makes them fear the process. Using nitrous oxide is completely safe for kids because it does not leave any severe complications. The other reason is that a minimal amount of gas is enough for sedation in kids. On the other hand, using any oral sedatives or injections of anesthetic drugs may leave the severe after effects, and it will take more time to recover.

Conclusion:

Nitrous oxide is prevalent in kids' dentistry because or will not require any injection or a painful process to get the sedation. It leaves short-term effects after the procedure, including dizziness, nausea, vomiting, etc. You cannot make the kid go through the dental treatment without sedation because it will cause difficulties in treatment. Using nitrous oxide has given almost 90 to 95% success results in kid's dentistry, so it is pretty safe and easy to use.

Contact your Stockton dentist for kids, Dr. Sajjad Rizvi DDS at Happy Kids Dental today to learn more about Nitrous Oxide Sedation in Kids.

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