Like many things about the dentist’s office, the effects of nitrous oxide gas have been greatly exaggerated in popular representations. You’ve probably seen more than one cartoon where a character receives it before flying off into fits of laughter and confessing all his deepest secrets. While nitrous oxide is also called laughing gas, its effects are not in any way dramatic or embarrassing for the patient. Here’s what you should know about nitrous oxide before being treated with it.
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