Nitrous oxide in pediatric dentistry 2020: - Editors: Kunal Gupta, Dimitrios Emmanouil, Amit Sethi. - Publisher: Springer cham. Book outlines: - The thought of visiting a dentist is scary for children, which gets compounded with the sound and smell of a dental office. - This thought finds its birth from casual talks of dental visit experiences by school friends, parents, grandparents, etc. - When we accept and understand that the “fear of dentistry” is real, only then we will adopt means to overcome it. - Recognizing a fearful child and understanding fear or anxiety, is the first step for successful administration of nitrous oxide in child patients. The main purpose of using nitrous oxide is to build a positive dental attitude and not to “heavily sedate” the child nor as a replacement for general anesthesia. - Besides this, its indications and contraindications should be clear to a dentist treating children. - Also, nitrous oxide has distinct advantages over other modes of sedation, which along with few disadvantages shall be discussed in this chapter.