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Nitrous Oxide Sedation Review

References


Chapter 1: History of Nitrous Sedation

Chapter 2: Mechanism of Action

Chapter 3: Medical and Dental Uses

Chapter 4: Use in the Dental Office

Chapter 5: Abuse and Adverse Effects

Chapter 6: Conclusion

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  13. Quarnstrom, Fred, D.D.S., Sedation of Phobic Dental Patients With an Emphasis on the Use of Oral Triazolam, www.priory.com/den/halcion1.htm, December, 1996.

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