Sweet air for dental work?

Can someone put me at ease about this?

I never had sweet air myself as a child, so I'm not sure what to expect when DS has it done for his cavities.

I'm feeling anxious about it.

Re: Sweet air for dental work?

I was an extremely anxious kid at the dentist, my adult teeth came in with no enamel so I've had a ton of extensive work done, I was 7 when I first got sweet air and it made the dentist a lot easier, I was given my own "nose" and it made it a little more relaxed, I also used head phones to cover the drill noise and such, I don't use the gas today unless its a big procedure, so it's not like I've gotten used to always getting it. I would give it to my ds if it was nessasary Bc I know how scary it can be. Hope this helped! Good luck!

Message edited 2/24/2013 2:43:58 PM.

Sweet air for dental work?

It's good to know you would feel comfortable giving it to your child.

I had asked if he seemed ok with the work, can he stay awake but they said its so routine and 98% of kids get it.

What are the after effects like? Do you get back to normal right away? I would google all of this but I know I will stumble upon something scary and not want it

Re: Sweet air for dental work?

If your kid is totally healthy, he or she should be fine.

If the kid can tolerate without, I'd probably go that way... But I have friends who took their kids to a hospital for cavity work under general anesthesia (girl was 4) because it was too much even for the "sweet air".

Major side effect is nausea... Though not everyone gets it.

Sweet air for dental work?

I get sweet air for myself every single time and I would give it to DC if he need it.

Message edited 3/16/2014 7:42:21 PM.

Re: Sweet air for dental work?

DS had sweet air - they did it while he had an IV of chemo in him and they were not worried at all.

Effects wear off in 5 minutes - if that. I will say, DS was still upset getting all the work done.