Nitrous Oxide for Dental Anxiety in Brampton

One of the biggest obstacles you may face in getting the best treatment for your smile is anxiety about dental care. Our Brampton dental team focuses on ensuring a positive dental experience for every patient. If anxiety has been standing in the way of you and your oral health, consider how nitrous oxide can help.

What is Nitrous Oxide?

Nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas", is a sedative agent that is mixed with oxygen and inhaled from a mask over the nose. While inhaling the gas, you are not asleep, just relaxed and unconcerned about the dental treatment at our Brampton dental office. The gas takes effect quickly and is often enough to calm a patient who is nervous about getting a numbing injection to start treatment. Nitrous oxide wears off almost immediately after the flow of gas is stopped, and has no residual wooziness, so you may drive or return to work or other activities right away.

Before your treatment, we will discuss your needs and expectations as well as the experiences that have led to your feelings of anxiety. Our goal is to get to know you so that we can support you to the best of our ability. In many cases, we have found that simply talking to our Brampton dentist about fears sets a patient at ease.

If you would still like to try nitrous oxide for your upcoming treatment, we would gladly advise the best course forward. Contact our Brampton dental office today to learn more.