{"id":1576,"date":"2020-07-26T21:10:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T04:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dentalcareofriverside.acuwebservices.info\/?page_id=1576"},"modified":"2020-07-27T13:31:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T20:31:06","slug":"nitrous-oxide-for-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/dental-services\/pediatric-dentistry\/nitrous-oxide-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) Safe For Toddlers And Children?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/pranav-jain-612507-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<h3>How Does Nitrous Oxide Work?<\/h3>\n<p>Nitrous oxide is a colorless, odorless gas commonly referred to as laughing gas. It consists of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom bonded together. Studies indicate that\u00a0<strong>it reduces a patient&rsquo;s perception of pain and increases the release of dopamine.\u00a0<\/strong>Laughing gas is one option to help anxious patients relax and feel comfortable during a dental procedure, or even during a routine dental appointment.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Laughing Gas Safe For My Child?<\/h3>\n<p>The nitrous oxide used in a medical setting is very safe, even for toddlers and young children. The masks dentists use to administer the gas first delivers pure oxygen, followed by a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide. The\u00a0<strong>limited exposure produces effects that reduce pain and help the patient relax during a procedure.<\/strong>\u00a0In rare cases (only one in every two hundred patients), it may cause temporary side effects like headaches, shivering, sweating, nausea, or fatigue.<\/p>\n<h3>We Can Answer All Your Questions About Laughing Gas<\/h3>\n<p>If you&rsquo;d like to know more about the effects of laughing gas and its uses in pediatric dentistry, we are happy to answer your questions! Give us a call at (951) 683-1600 or\u00a0<a href=\"\/contact\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">send us a email<\/a>\u00a0to schedule an appointment so that we can discuss this and any other dental health concerns you may have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Does Nitrous Oxide Work? Nitrous oxide is a colorless, odorless gas commonly referred to as laughing gas. It consists of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom bonded together. Studies indicate that\u00a0it reduces a patient&rsquo;s perception of pain and increases the release of dopamine.\u00a0Laughing gas is one option to help anxious patients relax and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1485,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1576\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareofriverside.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}