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Your child's comfort is our priority!
We invite you to participate in your child's appointments for a reassuring, collaborative dental visit.
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Our providers, Dr. Conner and Dr. Allie, specialize in gentle and comprehensive pediatric dentistry. Whether your child is having a filling and you’re interested in keeping them comfortable with laughing gas, or your child is having dental surgery that requires general anesthesia, we’re here to help. To learn more or schedule a consultation with our team, give us a call today!
Laughing gas is very safe and is a great option to help our little patients feel relaxed throughout their dental treatment. Our team will place a comfortable mask over your child’s nose, and a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide will be sent through the mask. Then, your child will breathe deeply through their nose throughout the procedure.
Your child will feel “floaty” and disconnected from what’s happening around them, and they will be less likely to experience pain or discomfort during their procedure. They may even find what’s happening funny and giggle, which is why “laughing gas” has its name.
Why should your child be sedated with laughing gas? Here are a few of the benefits of choosing laughing gas sedation for their procedure.
Your child won’t have to feel scared of the dental drill, local anesthetic, or anything else during their appointment, and will feel more safe and relaxed.
Unlike some other types of sedation, laughing gas keeps your child conscious and responsive to commands throughout their entire procedure, so you can check in on them throughout their procedure and make sure they feel okay.
While other types of sedation take hours to wear off, laughing gas wears off within about 5-10 minutes of your child’s procedure. You and your child can quickly get back to your normal day-to-day routine.
Young children with generalized dental disease or special healthcare need may require treatment to be completed while they are "asleep" or fully under general anesthesia. In some cases, this is the best and most safe option for children to have treatment completed. Treatment in the OR also allows us to protect them from having a traumatic experience in the dental clinic. Specially trained anesthesia professionals administer medications and monitor your child in the OR while one of our providers completes the dental procedures. Our goal is always to provide the safest, most comfortable treatment possible.
Our office also offers in office general anesthesia for patients who qualify following a thorough medical history review. We work with the highly experienced team of dental anesthesiologists at South Dakota Dental Anesthesia who provide safe sedation in a dental office setting, so our dental providers can focus on the high quality dental care being performed on your child. It is very important if you are choosing sedation in a dental office setting for your child, there are at least two providers present. This includes a board certified dental anesthesia provider and a board certified pediatric dentist. These providers have completed the specialty training recognized by the American Dental Association(ADA) to provide the safest, most efficient, and highest quality care geared towards the pediatric population so your child receives the best outcome possible for their dental care.
You can confirm if your provider is a a board certified pediatric dentist by checking here
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