Dr. Mary Ellen Nesnay is board eligible and Dr. Crespi is board certified. We encourage our patients to refer their friends and family. We do sometimes need to sedate children in our office for dental care. We use oral sedation on children 3 years and up, or children who weigh at least 30 lbs. There, they are treated in a conventional operating room setting under the supervision of anesthesiologists.
Nitrous oxide is used frequently because it has such a high degree of safety.
Nitrous oxide is used with Oxygen at a level much higher than room air which is why is is such a safer agent. It does not change your child's heart rate or blood pressure. All it does is provide a euphoric effect while their treatment is being completed. There are no lasting effects. Nesnay and Crespi are affiliated with Schneider Children Hospital at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.