Nitrous oxide ensures happy dental patients
Nitrous oxide is a safe inhalation gas which is very effective in reducing stress and anxiety in patients. People who experience severe fear and worry are more likely to feel pain, and nitrous oxide helps to overcome this obstacle in a clinical situation. Inhalation sedation is safer and simpler and a lot cheaper than intravenous sedation or general anaesthesia, and the patient will not need post-operative supervision.
There is no need for fasting prior to the procedure when happy gas is used, and in fact, we encourage a light meal before all dental appointments.
At Scholtz and Williams Dental Practice, we use a Master Flux Sedation machine (Tecno-Gaz), which is imported from Italy. The nitrous oxide is administered together with oxygen through a small nozzle on the nose. It starts to work almost immediately and the effects wear out very quickly afterwards.
Happy gas is suitable for all patients due to its impeccable safety record.
Dr Loudine van Wyk has completed her post graduate diploma in Paediatric Dentistry and is trained to administer
Nitrous Oxide Sedation.
Gemma Smith wrote to us: “Dear Dr Loudine. Our sincere thanks for making Isabella’s (8) visit to the dentist so painless. Your friendliness and equipment put a very anxious little girl at ease and the ‘Happy Gas’ enabled her to relax completely while the dental work was done. All while watching her favourite Barbie movie. A very thankful Mom. Bella says, ‘This is the best dentist I have ever been to’.”
The Single Tooth Anaesthesia (STA) System from Milestone Scientific is the first computer-controlled local dental anaesthetic system where just one injection at a single tooth is all that is needed. The scientific, safe and predictable single-session injection precision enables the dentist to give faster, easier and better anaesthesia that is virtually pain free.
An additional benefit is that it eliminates collateral numbness, so the patient will not have a droopy lip or a numb tongue.
Overall, it gives patients a “positive” experience in the dental chair, taking the fear out of local anaesthesia for young and old, and especially children.