{"id":615,"date":"2023-03-17T08:14:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T08:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/?p=615"},"modified":"2024-01-17T06:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T06:34:47","slug":"nitrous-oxide-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/nitrous-oxide-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitrous Oxide for Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__content content \">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nitrous-Oxide-img87623045.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>Sometimes, children are too fearful to receive necessary dental treatment. When this happens, conscious sedation with nitrous oxide may be recommended to help make your child\u2019s experience of dental treatment stress-free.<\/p>\n<p>Conscious sedation involves medication to help ease tension and block pain during <a href=\"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/our-services\/\">dental treatment<\/a>, and does not put you to sleep. For pediatric treatments that opt for conscious sedation, nitrous oxide is used. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrous_oxide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nitrous oxide<\/a> is an anxiolytic, which means it makes anxiety disappear. It might cause a floating sensation, and maybe tingling in hands and feet. While under treatment, your child will be fully alert, aware of what is going on, and able to speak.<\/p>\n<p>Nitrous oxide is delivered through a small mask that fits over the child\u2019s nose. Once it has been confirmed that your child is calm and comfortable, the dental procedure can begin.<\/p>\n<p>Nitrous Oxide is not a direct substitute for a local anesthetic, but sometimes an anesthetic injection is not needed while under nitrous oxide.<\/p>\n<p>When treatment is over, the flow of nitrous oxide is decreased to zero, and the oxygen will be increased. After resting in the chair for a few minutes, the child will feel completely normal.<\/p>\n<p>If your child\u2019s anxiety prevents them from getting the care they need, conscious sedation with nitrous oxide might be a good option. Before your child is treated, you will be asked for a complete medical history, including any medications your child is taking. Your child will be kept safe and comfortable throughout the procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, children are too fearful to receive necessary dental treatment. When this happens, conscious sedation with nitrous oxide may be recommended to help make your child\u2019s experience of dental treatment stress-free. Conscious sedation involves medication to help ease tension and block pain during dental treatment, and does not put you to sleep. For pediatric treatments&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,18],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1279,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions\/1279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgaryb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}