Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide: a review

Dent Update. 2000 Apr;27(3):141-2, 144, 146. doi: 10.12968/denu.2000.27.3.141.

Abstract

The General Dental Council guidelines regarding the use of general anaesthesia in general practice have changed; inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide has been shown as a safe alternative to general anaesthesia for many patients and is a technique particularly suited to the practice environment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Dental* / instrumentation
  • Anesthesia, Dental* / methods
  • Anesthesia, Inhalation
  • Anesthetics, Inhalation / administration & dosage*
  • Anesthetics, Inhalation / adverse effects
  • Conscious Sedation* / instrumentation
  • Conscious Sedation* / methods
  • Contraindications
  • Dental Anxiety / prevention & control
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Nitrous Oxide / administration & dosage*
  • Nitrous Oxide / adverse effects
  • Oxygen / administration & dosage
  • Safety

Substances

  • Anesthetics, Inhalation
  • Nitrous Oxide
  • Oxygen