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Sedation with laughing gas is an excellent option for patients suffering from dental anxiety. The inhalation sedative will help you become calm and relaxed in the dentist’s chair.<\/p>\n

Common in America and Scandinavia<\/h2>\n

Laughing gas (nitrous oxide) sedation has been around for more than 150 years: Experimental applications date back to the 18th century, and in 1844, an American dentist performed the first tooth extraction under laughing gas sedation. Today, the US have remained a stronghold of dental sedation with laughing gas: Almost every dentist will happily perform this gentle anaesthesia. In the Scandinavian countries as well as in the Netherlands, laughing gas sedation is well established and regarded very positively due to it’s few side effects. In contrast, the method had been all but forgotten in the German speaking countries, and has only been experiencing a comeback during recent years.<\/p>\n

Lauging gas benefits<\/h2>\n

Injecting a local anaesthetic into the gums will get rid of the pain. However, for quite a number of patients, dental fear remains even after the anaesthesia. This unpleasant sensation has the undesirable property to perpetuate itself: Once you have been sitting in the dentist’s chair all tensed up, with your heart pounding in your throat, your body will immediately remember and reproduce that feeling whenever you face a similar situation, i.e. at your next appointment. Laughing gas has the power to break this vicious circle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n