Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or happy gas, is a colorless, non-flammable gas, with a sweetish odor. It's used in medical and dental procedures as a sedative, relieving anxiety and ...

While the use of propofol is common in dentistry, researchers are fine-tuning ways of using it effectively. Proper sedation and patient comfort can depend on fairly large doses of propofol when it is ...

Hartford, Connecticut, December 11, 1844. Crowds had gathered for a traveling “laughing gas” demonstration where nitrous oxide was used primarily for entertainment purposes. Dentist Horace Wells ...

A case of oral frostbite injury in a 23-year-old man published in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighted the dangers of recreational use of nitrous oxide, also known as whippets or laughing ...

VISTA, Calif. — A nine-year-old girl died in March from "methemoglobinemia in the setting of recent nitrous oxide administration" following dental surgery in Vista, the Medical Examiner's Office ...