Conscious sedation for dentistry – Nitrous Oxide
Conscious sedation for dentistry – Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide/oxygen for conscious sedation for dentistry.
Nitrous oxide/oxygen has shown itself for more than 60 years to be the safest and effective
method of conscious sedation for dentistry. The correct dose of nitrous oxide in oxygen
conscious sedation for dentistry lies between 20% and 40% in most cases, but the gases must
be titrated to the unique dose required for each and every patient in order to obtain the ideal
dose for dental conscious sedation (Conscious sedation for dentistry – Nitrous Oxide). In order
to obtain the correct unique dose for each patient for conscious sedation for dentistry it is necessary
to be correctly trained by a
practitioner who can impart the requisite theoretical background and hands-on practical
training, on the correct customised equipment. Without the necessary theoretical background,
hands-on training on the customised equipment it is not safe or easy to provide the correct
concentration of nitrous oxide/oxygen to the patient The best known safe, reliable and most
widely used, equipment for conscious sedation for dentistry is the MDM Quantiflex (Matrx
by Parker manufactured in the USA). It is regarded by many as the ‘gold standard’ equipment
for conscious sedation in dentistry, because it is so reliable and safe that it meets the high
standards for registration in the USA and Europe. The importance of training and the correct
equipment for conscious sedation for dentistry cannot be emphasised enough. The training
gives the practitioner confidence that he/she is using the gases safely and expertly. The
correct customised equipment ensures that the patient receives at least 30% oxygen at all
times while they are breathing the gas mixtures: Should the oxygen level fall below 30% the
nitrous oxide is automatically halted because of the fail-safe device which is an essential and
intrinsic part of the customised equipment (Conscious sedation for dentistry – Nitrous Oxide).
The specialised equipment also ensures that
environmental pollution of the gas is well within safety standards accepted by leading
countries such as the USA and Europe. Nitrous oxide/oxygen conscious sedation for
dentistry is used almost universally and has found a niche in countries as different as the
United States and China. Over the years dentists and maxillo-facial surgeons worldwide have
found it the best and safest method of anxiety control currently available.
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