{"id":3498,"date":"2015-03-15T23:12:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T22:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentiste-enfant.com\/?page_id=3498"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:32:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:32:45","slug":"meopa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dentiste-enfant.com\/en\/cabinet-dentaire-pour-enfants\/fear-of-dentist\/meopa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental care under meopa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MEOPA and the dentist: use and precautions
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Meopa (Funny gas)<\/p>\n\n\n

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The term MEOPA stands for \"equimolar mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide\". It is a gas mixture, composed of 50% of oxygen and 50% of nitrous oxide.<\/p>

Administered through a mask to relax your child, it promotes physical and psychological comfort by relaxing him without putting him to sleep. <\/p>

It is not a general anesthesia, but a conscious sedation, so the child will remain conscious and awake during the whole session.<\/p>

Initially reserved for the hospital environment, it is only in November 2009 that dentists are authorized to use it. The administration of Meopa by the dentist allows to manage the anxiety of the patients and to relieve their pain during certain dental procedures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Meopa is prescribed for its anxiolytic and analgesic properties. It has a medical interest but must be well administered.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Meopa, formerly called \"laughing gas\", is used by dentists as a short-term analgesic for relatively painful procedures such as puncture or fracture reduction.<\/p>

This gas, because of its sedative effect, helps the most anxious or less cooperative patients, including children (from 2 years old), when they are too agitated to receive dental care.\u00a0<\/p>

In dentistry, Meopa therefore considerably reduces anxiety and improves patient comfort.\u00a0<\/p>

Beyond the relaxing effect, one of the advantages of Meopa gas is its rapid action and the equally rapid disappearance of its effects. One can also mention the reduction of pain during the treatment and the principle of conscious sedation (the child is not asleep).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Meopa promotes relaxation. Relaxed, the child can look at what surrounds him without feeling pain.\u00a0<\/p>

The medication also works against painful sensations, so the child does not feel the sting of the local anesthetic.<\/p>

When administering Meopa, the dentist follows these steps:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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