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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / November 2004Laughing Gas
I have odontophobia, and was investigating the possiblities for treatment under laughing gas. My therapist made the call for me, and also sendt a a memo to the dentist about my odontophobia. The weird thing is, Ive offcorse checked websites that dentist who use laughing gas, and its highly recomended for anxiety patients etc. Well the weird thing is that the dentist said he thought general anestecia(probably spelled wrong) was way better, and that laughing gas was complicated and that I could have an unpleasant experience with it if I panicked while on gas and removed the mask during dental surgery. I thought laughing gas was used to cure such panic attacs, rather then causing them etc. He also said to my theraphist that I couldnt take any benzos the day I took the gas, wile Ive read on some dentist sites that its commonly used in addition to gas. >I have odontophobia, Fear of teeth? Fear of odontoblasts? >and was investigating the possiblities for treatment >under laughing gas. My therapist made the call for me, and also sendt a a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >unpleasant experience with it if I panicked while on gas and removed the >mask during dental surgery. So you do not have good insurance, you say ....... >I thought laughing gas was used to cure such panic attacs, rather then >causing them etc. He also said to my theraphist that I couldnt take any >benzos the day I took the gas, wile Ive read on some dentist sites that its >commonly used in addition to gas. Try to get Prudential if you can ...... Sounds a bit weird alright that he suggested GA without exploring any alternatives first, because it's used as a last resort. Why not have a look around http://www.dentalfearcentral.com/ There's also an article on laughing gas (http://www.dentalfearcentral.com/laughing_gas.html) and a brand-new message board (please feel free to post there!) Cheers =) > I have odontophobia, and was investigating the possiblities for treatment > under laughing gas. My therapist made the call for me, and also sendt a a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > benzos the day I took the gas, wile Ive read on some dentist sites that its > commonly used in addition to gas. >I have odontophobia, and was investigating the possiblities for treatment >under laughing gas. My therapist made the call for me, and also sendt a a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >benzos the day I took the gas, wile Ive read on some dentist sites that its >commonly used in addition to gas. I've always found that nitrous oxide helps me get through dental procedures. Normally I don't have much trouble after getting the shot, however. I'm not sure how helpful it would be for you. I would look for something less then full general anesthetic before I went for GA. Have you looked into oral sedation? They basically load you up on a benzodiazepines so that you are very relaxed during the prodecure, and have almost no memory of it after the fact. Adenosine >Have you looked into oral sedation? They basically load >you up on a benzodiazepines so that you are very relaxed during the >prodecure, and have almost no memory of it after the fact. > >Adenosine Used with great sucess in my office. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com Thank you all for your replies:) |
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