In dentistry ongoing scientific research keeps looking for the least traumatic way to deliver proper dental care to the ones that needs it the most. Thankfully after so many years of ongoing research in August 2014 FDA approved the use of ...
Inhalation sedation, laughing gas, relative analgesia, happy gas, gas and air, nitrous, nitrous oxide, N2O-O2. Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide (N2O) and oxygen (O2) has been described as nearly the "Ideal sedative" in the dental office.
Nitrous oxide induces a pleasurable feeling. After 5 minutes or so of breathing in the ...
Our Seniors are one of the most valuable members of the community and it is very important to be informed on how we can help them to preserve their dental health.
Every dentist wants to preserve their patients' dentition because it provides them with a better quality of life. That is why we need to pay close ...
This is a question that many parents ask us when they come to our office.
Ideally a toddler should visit the dentist for the first time at 1 year of age or 6 months after first tooth has erupted.
People might ask, why so early? In dentistry the most important aspect is prevention, we need to start educating the parents on how to ...
Most commonly, oral sedation (usually in the form of anti-anxiety pills also known as “happy pills”) is prescribed for relieving anxiety in the hours immediately before a dental appointment. An anti-anxiety or a sleeping pill taken the night before the appointment, an hour before going to bed, can help with falling asleep and getting some rest. Alternatives include a stiff ...
Your child's first dental visit should occur by age one or within six months of when you see the first tooth.