title: Inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide: a review.
abstract: The General Dental Council guidelines regarding the use of general anaesthesia in general practice have changed; inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide has been shown as a safe alternative to general anaesthesia for many patients and is a technique particularly suited to the practice environment.
authors.affiliation: Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, Institute of Child Health, London.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Holroyd
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D000075202:Contraindications; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012449:Safety
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen