Nitrous Oxide for Kids in Los Angeles

What Is Nitrous Oxide?

Nitrous oxide, often called laughing gas, is a mild sedative your child breathes in through a small mask over the nose. It helps many children feel more relaxed during dental treatment while staying awake and able to respond.

It may be recommended for children who feel nervous or need a longer appointment.

Ready to book a visit?

Our Koreatown team can answer your questions and help you schedule your child’s visit.

Request an Appointment Call 213-529-4010

Kids & Adults Under One Roof

English & Spanish Spoken

Medi-Cal & Many Plans Welcome

Themed Rooms & Ceiling Movies

What Does Laughing Gas Feel Like for a Child?

Children often describe feeling calm, light, floaty or a little tingly. They stay awake, can hear and answer the dentist, and remember the visit. The gas is breathed in through a small mask that sits over the nose, and many kids say it smells sweet.

Stays awakeYour child can talk and respond the whole time.

Breathed through the noseA small, soft mask, no needles to start.

Adjusted during the visitThe dentist can increase or lower it as needed.

Wears off quicklyEffects usually fade soon after the gas is stopped.

Helps with nervesUseful for nervous kids or longer appointments.

For many agesYour dentist decides if it suits your child.

Nitrous oxide is one of several comfort options. For significant anxiety, special needs, or extensive treatment, your dentist may discuss general anesthesia in our office with an anesthesiologist. Learn about all options on our pediatric sedation dentistry page.

Breathed through a nose mask

Child stays awake

Helps with nervousness

Adjusted during the visit

Cost, Insurance & Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal, PPO, HMO and union plans welcome

Cost depends on your child’s needs and the treatment involved. Call 213-529-4010 before your visit and our team can help verify your benefits, or read about insurance and payment.

Visit Us in Koreatown, Los Angeles

2978 Wilshire Blvd #201, Los Angeles, CA 90010 (Koreatown)

Families come to us from Mid-Wilshire, Hancock Park, Westlake, Pico-Union, and Downtown Los Angeles. We see children and adults, and our team speaks English and Spanish.

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Free parking Wheelchair accessible

How a Visit With Nitrous Oxide Works

Health review

We check your child’s health history and any recent illness or breathing problems.

The mask goes on

Your child breathes normally through a small nose mask while the dentist explains what is happening.

Feeling relaxed

Within a few minutes most children feel calm and a little floaty, and treatment begins.

Treatment

The dentist works while your child stays awake and able to respond.

Breathing oxygen

At the end, your child breathes pure oxygen for a few minutes and the effects fade.

Before the Appointment

Helpful to do

Tell us about colds, congestion, or breathing problems
Mention any medications your child takes
Follow any eating guidance our team gives you
Let your child bring a comfort item

Please avoid

Do not promise your child it will feel like nothing
Do not skip mentioning a blocked nose, since breathing through the nose matters
Do not plan a rushed schedule right after
Do not worry about needles for the gas itself

Not sure whether nitrous oxide fits your child? Call 213-529-4010

Our team can talk through your child’s needs, health history, and the planned treatment, and explain what to expect before you decide.

Other Ways We Help Nervous Kids

Movies on the ceiling Video games in the room Each step explained first A toy after every visit A patient, gentle team

Have questions about nitrous oxide for children?

Our Koreatown team can explain whether nitrous oxide for children is right for your child, review your options, and help you schedule.

Request an Appointment Call 213-529-4010

Nitrous Oxide Questions Parents Ask

No. Children stay awake and can respond while feeling more relaxed.

Your dental team will give instructions, which may include eating guidelines before the visit.

Not always. The dentist reviews your child’s health and needs first.

The effects usually fade shortly after the gas is stopped. Your dental team will make sure your child is ready to go home.

No. Children stay awake and can talk, but they usually feel more relaxed.

Ask your dental team. Many children return to normal activities, but follow their specific guidance.

Coverage depends on your plan and needs. We welcome many plans, including Medi-Cal, PPO, HMO, and union plans. Call 213-529-4010 and our team can help check your benefits.

No. Children stay awake and can respond. Only general anesthesia makes a child fully asleep.

It is widely used in pediatric dentistry. Your dentist reviews your child’s health history first and monitors them during the visit.

Most children feel normal soon after breathing oxygen at the end. Tell your team if your child feels queasy.

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