phobic sedation
Inhalation Sedation
Allow us to remove your dental anxieties
If you are a nervous patient, not going to the dentist will only damage your teeth further. Instead of dismissing your dental health you could get in touch with us for inhalation sedation (relative analgesia), which will put you at ease and sedate you for the duration of your treatment appointment.
Laughing gas, or as it’s known scientifically, nitrous oxide, may help you get over your nervousness and we’re proud to offer inhalation sedation, performed by trained specialists here at Clarendons.
The benefits
The speed in which it works. Nitrous oxide is a small molecule that can cross the brain blood barrier giving its effect in seconds.
The depth of the sedation can be varied easily and quickly, by monitoring the mixture of gases administered and changing the percentage of nitrous oxide. It was once said that nitrous oxide makes you drunk but without the hangover!
The titration method used to deliver nitrous oxide means that the dose will be increased incrementally allowing for a controlled sedation onto the level needed.
No injection is required.
It has been shown to be a safe sedation technique by many research papers.
It minimises or diminishes the gagging reflex!
How does it work?
From your perspective it’s quite simple; you sit on the chair, and wear the delivery apparatus on your nose. A mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen is delivered to your nose through the tube connected to the nose piece.
The gas will pass through a machine that mixes nitrous oxide and oxygen at certain percentages of each to give the optimal concentration needed to sedate without bad side effects or over-sedation. The air exhaled will be passed into an exhaust tube that sucks it away.
Nitrous oxide is a fast acting gas that will give you effective sedation at 4 levels and those levels are:
Tingly sensation in your arms and legs, and possibly a feeling of vibration.
Very quickly after level 1, warm sensations will kick in followed by:
Feelings of wellbeing, floating and euphoria and this level may progress to causing auditory effects i.e. an electronic throbbing-like-sound in your ears.
This is the deepest level of sedation that precedes over sedation. In this level you will experience sleepiness and an inability to keep your eyes open.
Crucially, when at the dentist you will not reach this level. If over sedated you will experience nausea and you may vomit but a trained dentist will ensure you get the correct dosage, so there’s nothing to worry about!
FAQ’s
What are the disadvantages of nitrous oxide sedation?
• If over sedated, it may lead to nausea and vomiting.
• Some people are worried about not being in total control when on nitrous oxide.
• Some people may have a high tolerance and thus may not achieve the desired sedation using nitrous oxide.
Is nitrous oxide safe for children as it is for adults?
Yes. Laughing gas when administered by a dental practitioner is very safe, but brings with it the same side-effects that can be seen with adults. In effect, it's very useful for child patients who are nervous, but if too much is applied then vomiting and nausea may occur.
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