Sedation for Nervous Clients
Midazolam sedation (I.V.) is accompanied by amnesia, which is useful for a long dental procedure. Local analgesia is required as Midazolam has no analgesic (pain-killing) properties.
For Nitrous Oxide sedation, the client breathes the gas mixture through a small plastic nose-piece. Because the mixture contains a minimum of 75% oxygen (and maximum 25% nitrous oxide) there is no sense of nausea associated with use of a higher concentration of nitrous oxide (for example Entonox contains 50% nitrous oxide). Nitrous oxide does have some analgesic properties, making it very useful for dental procedures.