Conscious Sedation with Nitrous Oxide - A Technique with a Potential as Wide as General Anesthesia Itself.

Inhalation Conscious Sedation with Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen as Alternative to General Anesthesia in Precooperative, Fearful, and Disabled Pediatric Dental Patients: A Large Survey on 688 Working Sessions

Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness and the tolerability of the nitrous oxide sedation for dental treatment on a large pediatric sample constituting precooperative, fearful, and disabled patients. Methods. 472 noncooperating patients (aged 4 to 17) were treated under conscious sedation. The following data were calculated: average age; gender distribution; success/failure; adverse effects; number...

Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide as an alternative to dental general anaesthesia for children.

This review paper examines (using systematic methodology) the evidence for the use of inhalation sedation (IHS) instead of dental general anaesthesia (DGA) for dental treatment. It finds that this is an area of healthcare lacking high-quality clinical evidence (i.e. derived from randomized controlled trials). However, evidence from seven case series studies (level of evidence 3) of variable qua...

Nitrous oxide as an adjunct to local anesthesia: a study.

Conscious sedation vs general anesthesia in pediatric dentistry – a review

Conscious sedation vs general anesthesia in pediatric dentistry – a review Cátia Carvalho Silva, Carla Lavado, Cristina Areias, Joana Mourão, David de Andrade I Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Departamento de Odontologia Pediátrica, Porto, Portugal II Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Departamento de Odontologia Pediátrica, Porto, Portugal III Universidade do Porto, Faculdade...

Clinical effects of nitrous oxide conscious sedation in children.

PURPOSE This study examined the clinical effects of nitrous oxide conscious sedation on children. METHODS Fifty-nine healthy children (ages 4 to 13, mean age=7.7 yrs.) requiring dental restorative treatment with nitrous oxide sedation were studied. The behavior and clinical effects were assessed before and 5 minutes after 50% nitrous oxide sedation. In addition, the children were instructed t...