{"id":131,"date":"2026-08-07T04:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T04:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:15:11","slug":"clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/","title":{"rendered":"Clearing the Air on Nitrous Oxide: Is It Really Safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"Woman<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Does going to the dentist get your heart pumping? You may have a dental phobia that makes it harder to get the oral care you need. Thankfully, there are ways you can feel calmer and more at ease. Nitrous oxide<\/a> is an effective solution for many patients in Nepean, but is it really safe for you? You might have this question if you’ve never had it before, so here\u2019s what you should know to feel your best about it.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Is Nitrous Oxide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In short, nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas, is a form of dental sedation that helps you relax using medication. It\u2019s a gas you breathe in that\u2019s a mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen. You wear a mask over your nose, and you should start to feel it after a few minutes. Many people say they feel floaty or euphoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might think it\u2019ll render you unconscious, but this isn\u2019t the case. You will still be awake and aware of your surroundings. You\u2019ll be able to follow directions and answer any questions. But patients often feel so at ease that they doze off on their own! If that\u2019s true for you, then you can be woken up with a couple of light nudges. Once you stop breathing in nitrous oxide, it will take just a few minutes to feel back to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Laughing Gas Really Safe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Laughing gas is an effective solution for many people, and it has been tested thoroughly to ensure it\u2019s safe for nearly everyone. Kids and adults get it because it helps them relax without disrupting their day. You can drive yourself home right after, and there are often no side effects. A few people might feel dizzy or nauseous, but it goes away as they stop inhaling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental sedation is an effective way to relax, but it\u2019s not suitable for a small group of patients. For instance, those with allergies to the medication, who are expecting, and who have respiratory problems may not be eligible to get it. The good news is your dentist will clear you for it and ensure it\u2019s the right fit for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should I Get Nitrous Oxide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nitrous oxide is a great solution for those with dental phobia, but it\u2019s often best for those who have a strong gag reflex, have sensitive teeth and gums, struggle with sitting still, and deal with mild to moderate anxiety. By letting your dentist know about what your reservations are, you can learn whether conscious sedation can be helpful while you get the oral care you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gus Bal<\/a> earned his dental degree from Boston University\u2019s Goldman School of Dental Medicine. He has since taken advanced training in dental sedation, allowing him to offer it to patients in Nepean. By ensuring you can benefit from it, whether nitrous oxide or another form, you can feel better during your appointments. If you have any questions, schedule an appointment<\/a> or call his office at <\/strong>613-727-0990<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Does going to the dentist get your heart pumping? You may have a dental phobia that makes it harder to get the oral care you need. Thankfully, there are ways you can feel calmer and more at ease. Nitrous oxide is an effective solution for many patients in Nepean, but is it really safe for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nNitrous Oxide and Patient Safety | Fisher Dental<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you have never had nitrous oxide at the dentist before, you might wonder whether it\u2019s really safe. Here\u2019s what to know to feel confident getting it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nitrous Oxide and Patient Safety | Fisher Dental\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you have never had nitrous oxide at the dentist before, you might wonder whether it\u2019s really safe. Here\u2019s what to know to feel confident getting it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fisher Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-07T04:15:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide-300x200.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"tntadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"tntadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/\",\"name\":\"Nitrous Oxide and Patient Safety | Fisher Dental\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide-300x200.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-07T04:15:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/44db20b0df09ac36be7abf7ede34d5f7\"},\"description\":\"If you have never had nitrous oxide at the dentist before, you might wonder whether it\u2019s really safe. Here\u2019s what to know to feel confident getting it.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide-300x200.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide-300x200.jpeg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Clearing the Air on Nitrous Oxide: Is It Really Safe?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Fisher Dental Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/44db20b0df09ac36be7abf7ede34d5f7\",\"name\":\"tntadmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f4095f8e72e2e24d12fb83b32d96ddbfc81953fbaa486bd4787fda201af2c1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f4095f8e72e2e24d12fb83b32d96ddbfc81953fbaa486bd4787fda201af2c1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"tntadmin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/author\/tntadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nitrous Oxide and Patient Safety | Fisher Dental","description":"If you have never had nitrous oxide at the dentist before, you might wonder whether it\u2019s really safe. Here\u2019s what to know to feel confident getting it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nitrous Oxide and Patient Safety | Fisher Dental","og_description":"If you have never had nitrous oxide at the dentist before, you might wonder whether it\u2019s really safe. Here\u2019s what to know to feel confident getting it.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/","og_site_name":"Fisher Dental Blog","article_published_time":"2026-08-07T04:15:11+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide-300x200.jpeg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"tntadmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"tntadmin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/","name":"Nitrous Oxide and Patient Safety | Fisher Dental","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide-300x200.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-08-07T04:15:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/44db20b0df09ac36be7abf7ede34d5f7"},"description":"If you have never had nitrous oxide at the dentist before, you might wonder whether it\u2019s really safe. Here\u2019s what to know to feel confident getting it.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide-300x200.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide-300x200.jpeg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/clearing-the-air-on-nitrous-oxide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Clearing the Air on Nitrous Oxide: Is It Really Safe?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/","name":"Fisher Dental Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/44db20b0df09ac36be7abf7ede34d5f7","name":"tntadmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f4095f8e72e2e24d12fb83b32d96ddbfc81953fbaa486bd4787fda201af2c1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f4095f8e72e2e24d12fb83b32d96ddbfc81953fbaa486bd4787fda201af2c1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"tntadmin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/author\/tntadmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisherdental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}