# what is laughing gas

Hastings Dentist Charged In Laughing Gas Case » Jul 14, 2010… Police tell The Grand Rapids Press Tomczyk used nitrous oxide, an anesthetic known as laughing gas, at his dental office in Hastings, about 115 … Cbsnews.com

Ballooning use of laughing gas in Europe is no joke, drugs agency says » The recreational use of nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas", is on the rise in Europe among young people, producing worrying numbers of poisonings, the European Union drugs monitoring agency EMCDDA said in a study. Reuters.com

Rewarding Subjective Effects of the NMDAR Antagonist Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) Are Moderated by Impulsivity and Depressive Symptoms in Healthy Volunteers » AbstractBackground. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an anesthetic gas with both therapeutic and abuse potential. Because N2O is an NMDA receptor (NMDAR) antagonist, Dx.doi.org

Iowa dental school apologizes over kids' laughing gas exposure » School said 124 patients who underwent procedures at a pediatric dentistry clinic face an "extremely small risk" of long-term health effects Cbsnews.com

Is Sedation Safe for Children at The Dentist? » At Children's Choice in California, we're committed to demystifying dental health for our patients and their families. Whether it's a cavity or anxiety about seeing the dentist, sedating your child at the dentist is a safe option for your child. Cbsnews.com

Lizzie’s Laughing Gas Request on a Dam Family Postcard » George S. Bause, M.D., M.P.H., Honorary Curator, ASA’s Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology, Schaumburg, Illinois, and Clinical Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. [email protected]. Dx.doi.org

The effect of nitrous oxide-induced narcosis on aerobic work performance - PubMed » Previous findings of a narcosis-induced reduction in heat production during cold water immersion, as reflected in oxygen uptake (VO2), have been attributed to the attenuation of the shivering response. The possibility of reduced oxygen utilization (VO2) by the muscles could not, however, be excluded … Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Effect of nitrous oxide on human skeletal muscle function - PubMed » <p>N2O decreased peak torque at any given angular velocity. The overall decrease in peak averaged 4.8 +/- 2.2% (P < 0.0001). Likewise, N2O decreased maximal angular velocity by 5.7 +/- 4.3% (P < 0.01). Thus, the impairment in muscle function induced by a 35% N2O is only minute and hence most like</p> … Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Laughing gas: What you need to know » An optional service, laughing gas can provide mild sedation during your dental treatment. Find answers to your questions about nitrous oxide. Www1.deltadentalins.com