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Nitrous Oxide-oxygen Inhalation in Dental Practice: Sedation or Behavior Guidance?

Kunal Gupta, Priyanshi Ritwik

Keywords : Anxiolysis, Dental fear and anxiety, Inhalational sedation, Nitrous oxide, Relative analgesia, Sedation

Citation Information : Gupta K, Ritwik P. Nitrous Oxide-oxygen Inhalation in Dental Practice: Sedation or Behavior Guidance?. J South Asian Assoc Pediatr Dent 2022; 5 (1):54-56.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10077-3213

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 29-03-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; The Author(s).


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