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Health_NoDentalPain.sPubDate = "9/29/2004 5:16:05 PM GMT";
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Health_NoDentalPain.appHeader = "Fact file|Alleviating dental discomfort";
Health_NoDentalPain.appDeck = "Dentists have several options for easing your anxiety and numbing your gums:";
Health_NoDentalPain.appFooter = "Source: MSNBC research";
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Health_NoDentalPain[i-1].body = "Also known as “laughing gas,” nitrous oxide is inhaled to decrease the anxiety of patients, often children.";

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Health_NoDentalPain[i-1].body = "Pills such as Halcion and Valium are given to &#147;take the edge off.&#148; When more than one pill is used, a practice commonly referred to as sedation dentistry, a deeper level of sedation is achieved but the patient can still respond to a dentist&#146;s commands.<br>";

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Health_NoDentalPain[i-1].body = "These medicines are applied with a swab to numb the gums, often before an injectable anesthetic is administered.";

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Health_NoDentalPain[i-1].body = "Agents such as lidocaine and Novocain are injected directly into mouth tissue, often leaving a patient with that &#147;fat lip&#148; feeling afterward.";

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Health_NoDentalPain[i-1].body = "Anesthesia is administered through an IV needle to create a deep level of sedation while still leaving the patient conscious.";

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Health_NoDentalPain[i-1].body = "Because it renders a patient fully unconscious, general anesthesia is reserved for people with severe anxiety or those requiring extensive dental surgery.";

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