BIDH dental hospital is one of the few dental providers in Thailand that provides the full range of sedation dentistry. This includes the mild sedation using laughing gas or nitrous oxide (N2O).
Laughing gas is a mixture of a nitrous oxide and oxygen inhaled through a small mask that fits over your nose. It is colorless and odorless that is safe and effectively manages pain and dental anxiety to some extend during dental treatment. If opted, you are asked to breathe normally and the effects of laughing gas is felt within a few minutes. The effects also wears off quickly by breathing pure oxygen through a mask after completion of dental treatments.
Frequently Asked Questions on Laughing Gas
How does laughing gas work for dental treatments?
Nitrous oxide slows down the reaction of your body, so your feel calm with an euphoric feeling. Studies shows that the use of nitrous oxide enables a time effective and safe method for children to reduce pain and facilitate venous cannulation.
For children
For Adults
Inhalation sedation is a simple technique whereby nitrous oxide gas is administered through a a nasal hood. The nasal hoold is placed over the patient’s nose. The patient breathes the nitrous oxide gas normally whilst dental treatment being performed.
Your dentist may adjust the concentration percentage of nitrous oxide with oxygen according to how the age, weight and how the patient feels. For children who have high dental anxiety, parents can help with a more favourable experience by lending out the mask to their child and role-playing prior to actual treatment.
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Inhalation sedation with laughing gas is simple, and safe
Benefits and uses of laughing gas
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The benefits of Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide include:
- Fast as a sedative
- Effects can be quickly wear off for fast discharge
- Safe and can be administered at any age
Uses of Laughing Gas
Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide may be used for any types of dental treatment from simple procedures such teeth cleaning or dental fillings teeth to more complicated dental work including teeth extraction or root canal treatment.
Because you are fully conscious, you are able to react to your dentists prompts to clench teeth together, bite or response to decisions during dental treatment. The only difference is that ou feel relaxed and comfortable. Your breathing airways remains normal and nitrous oxide the can be quickly worn off by administering pure oxygen to breathe.
Effects of laughing gas
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- Happy
- Light-headed
- Feeling of giggling
- Mild euphoria
- Relaxed
Due the above effects, nitrous oxide sedation is also known as “laughing gas”.
Individual typically expect to feel the full effects within two to three minutes. You may also feel like your arms and legs are heavy or a tingling sensation in your limbs.
Potential Side Effects of Nitrous Oxide
Some people may feel side effects from depressant such as
- headaches and nausea
- feeling agitated or vomit after the laughing gas is removed
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Who may opt for Laughing Gas
- women who are pregnant
- has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or where airway/breathing are compromised
- has methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
- under bleomycn sulfate treatment
- severe emotional disturbances or have drug-relatd dependencies
- lack of co-operation
- has pulmonary hypertension
- has respiratory track infection
- gotten recent middle ear disturbance/surgery
Nitrious oxide seation may be suited for:
- fearful and anxious patient
- certain sepcial needs care patients
- patient whose gag reflex interfers with dental care
- a co-operative child undergoing lengthy dental procedures
Can you still feel pain with laughing gas?
Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide is economical, safe and helps manage dental anxiety. Get a consult to find out more.
Types of Sedative Dentistry
Bangkok International Dental Hospital (BIDH) offers the full range of sedative dentistry that includes mild, moderate, sleep sedation to general anaesthesia. The recommended level of sedation varies with your dental anxiety levels and the complexity level of treatment.
Sedation dentistry Videos
Find out more on the various Types of Sedation Dentistry offered at BIDH Dental Hospital in managing dental anxiety.
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BIDH dental hospital assigns priviledges to their dentists and dental specialists based on their educational qualifications, skills and experience on type of dental treatments they can treat and perform. This helps ensures that each of our patients receives professionally and successful treatment results.
Simliarly, dental treatments done under sedation dentistry are granted only to specific a specific dental specialists who are trained on sedative dentistry. The group of dental specialists that most commonly uses sedation options are oral surgeons, implantologists and pediatric dentists who treat children.
Sedation Dentistry Dentists
Dr, Boworn Klongnoi DDS., MD.,
German Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
DR. VARANGKANAR JIRARATANASOPA DDS., MSC.,
Thai Board of Pediatric Dentistry
DR WINAI KITTIDUMKERNG DDS
The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Read more about our dental specialists (click here)
Anaesthesiologists assess, administer and monitor moderate to deep sedation levels at Bangkok International Dental Hospital.
Simliarly, dental treatments done under sedation dentistry are granted only to specific a specific dental specialists who are trained on sedative dentistry. The group of dental specialists that most commonly uses sedation options are oral surgeons, implantologists and pediatric dentists who treat children.
Anaesthesiologist
Dr KRISANA NONGNUANG, MD.
Mahidol University (Phramongkutklao College of Medicine) M.D. (First Class Honors and Gold Medal Award)
DR. WANWIPHA MALAITHONG MD.
Doctor of Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Mahidol University
Conclusion
Laughing gas for dental treatments is a safe and effecive mild sedation method that may be used to manage dental anxiety and dentophobia. It is a simple and economical technique used commonly in chidlren and adults to make patient feels more comfortable.
Bangkok International Dental Hospital (BIDH)
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