The death of a 9-year-old girl just hours after a March visit to a Vista dentist was an accident and caused by a rare medical condition after she was given nitrous oxide and other medications when ...

Dental fear is common, but effective strategies—from CBT to sedation—can help ease anxiety and improve treatment outcomes.

Summirow Dental Hospital enhances patient care with the introduction of nitrous oxide sedation, offering pain relief and relaxation during dental procedures.

There could be “a ripple effect” of dental patients and parents of pediatric patients becoming scared of using nitrous oxide, he said.

A California dentist who administered anesthesia to a 9-year-old girl before she died faced previous disciplinary action, documents show.