It was a routine dental appointment, until James White went to reach for his cellphone. Instead of grabbing his phone, the 72-year-old from New Carlisle, Ohio – who was under the influence of nitrous ...

Patients receiving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for surgery may be at increased long-term risk of myocardial infarction, according to a new study in Anesthesia & Analgesia (February ...

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 ...

Dr. Ushma Kakad with a Nitrous Oxide Sedation Machine at Summirow Dental Hospital Summirow Dental Team with Nitrous Oxide Sedation Machine at the Clinic Summirow Dental Hospital enhances patient care ...

Dental patients: keep your guns at home. A 72-year-old Ohio man learned this the hard way after accidentally accidentally shooting himself after receiving a dose of Nitrous-oxide (also known as ...

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 ...

A Rochester man was arrested Friday after he was reportedly caught getting high on nitrous oxide at a northwest Rochester dental office he was tasked with cleaning. Rochester police were called around ...

James White, 72, was reaching for his cellphone but picked up his gun instead and fired off a round that struck his hand and grazed the left side of his stomach You can save this article by ...