Inhalation Sedation

Lawton Dental Care is pleased to offer Inhalation Sedation (IHS) to our patients.

Pain and anxiety management of patients is paramount in dentistry and Inhalation Sedation is a very safe way of relaxing anxious patients enabling them to accept dental treatment with a minimum of stress.

It is extremely useful for those with a strong retch reflexes as it relaxes the airways.  During the treatment you can feel relaxed, floating, slightly drowsy but not asleep, slightly warm, tingling in the feet or hands.

The technique uses a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen (similar to the ‘entanox’ women have during childbirth) and is administrated via a nose piece. It is used to treat both children and adults.