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The Safety Of Nitrous Oxide In Anesthesia
Also known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide is a fast-acting anesthetic agent that is safe for use during a variety of medical and dental procedures, including surgery. Its anesthetic versatility has been recognized for more than 200 years, and it is one of the most...
What Is Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment?
Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas made up of one part carbon and two parts oxygen. A laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) is a controlled wavelength of energized light. A carbon dioxide laser comprises a mixture of charged gases: carbon...
Four Common Medical Uses For Compressed Air
Made up of nitrogen and oxygen, compressed medical air is odorless, nonflammable, and free of particles, oil, moisture, and trace contaminants. In hospitals, dental offices, and other healthcare facilities, compressed air is supplied either through a medical gas...
How Does Nitrous Oxide Affect The Human Body?
When inhaled, the gaseous combination of nitrous oxide and oxygen acts as an anesthetic and analgesic during medical and dental procedures – such as oral surgery – as well as during childbirth and trauma treatment. The medical use of nitrous oxide-oxygen in...
An Overview Of The Benefits Of Oxygen Therapy
As humans, we breathe oxygen to survive. Though it makes up little more than 20% of the air we breathe (the majority of which is nitrogen), oxygen is vital to the proper functioning of our bodies – our hearts and brains included. Oxygen is required for cell...
What Are The Benefits Of Cryosurgery?
Cryosurgery, or cryotherapy, is the application of extreme cold to destroy diseased or unwanted tissue. The cold is applied with cryogens such as argon, carbon dioxide, and, most commonly, liquid nitrogen. Rapid freezing kills the targeted cells, while anesthetically...
Is Your Restaurant Ready For Nitrogenated Beverages?
Nitrogen is an inert gas – colorless, odorless, tasteless – that constitutes almost 80% of the air we breathe (the other 20% is oxygen). Less soluble than carbon dioxide, nitrogen will only dissolve in liquid under pressure. Once pressurized, nitrogen gas forms tiny...
5 Interesting Facts About Carbonated Water
Let's take a look at what makes carbonated water bubbly. When pressurized carbon dioxide is dissolved in potable (drinking) water, the resulting carbonic acid creates bubbles. As the pressure is released – such as when a bottle or can is opened – the carbon dioxide...
What Are the Dental Benefits of Cryotherapy?
Cold exposure has been used to treat pain and swelling for centuries. Cryotherapy, or cold therapy, has many applications in modern medicine, and can also treat a variety of oral inflammatory conditions in the dentist's office. In the 20th century, dentists began...
CalOx Helps COVID-19 Patients Practice Self-Care at Home
In March 2020, to impede the spread of COVID-19 in the Greater Los Angeles area, Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a Safer at Home emergency order, urging LA residents to stay at home and keep outings limited to the essential. In a city as populous as LA, hospitals can...