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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 343471" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Congratulations!</p><p> </p><p>The dentist is also my least favorite medical person to visit. I used the nitrous oxide for cleanings for a few years. My dentist "caters to cowards". I would much rather have work done on my teeth than a cleaning</p><p> </p><p>For work, we can listen to a CD. I usually bring in my own (Celtic flutes or other music that I can float away to).</p><p> </p><p>Nitrous oxide was what pushed difficult child into the depth of his anxiety. He was going down hill that summer and no one knew why. Then, he had a dental appointment and they put the gas mask on him. "I feel weird" he said to which I replied, "Yes, you do feel weird on this - it is o.k." "No, I can't do this" and he sat up pulling the mask off. He was very very scared and begged to go home but I made the Mommy call of if we left getting him back in that chair would be impossible. I convinced him to continue without the gas. He did great! He was having a tooth pull and as it is common, the bleeding took a little longer to stop than we would have liked. That also scared him.</p><p></p><p>This experience brought about the start of his panic attacks. He had his first one the next day calling me home from work.</p><p> </p><p>I sometimes wonder if I should have brought him home but I think I did the right thing. If the gas was what contributed to his panic attacks (or atleast brought them to the forefront sooner since I think in hind sight he was heading there anyway) it was already too late. However, he states the bleeding of the teeth is what really bothered him.</p><p> </p><p>difficult child has done great in the dentist chair since then with both cleaning/exams and work without the nitrous.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 343471, member: 5096"] Congratulations! The dentist is also my least favorite medical person to visit. I used the nitrous oxide for cleanings for a few years. My dentist "caters to cowards". I would much rather have work done on my teeth than a cleaning For work, we can listen to a CD. I usually bring in my own (Celtic flutes or other music that I can float away to). Nitrous oxide was what pushed difficult child into the depth of his anxiety. He was going down hill that summer and no one knew why. Then, he had a dental appointment and they put the gas mask on him. "I feel weird" he said to which I replied, "Yes, you do feel weird on this - it is o.k." "No, I can't do this" and he sat up pulling the mask off. He was very very scared and begged to go home but I made the Mommy call of if we left getting him back in that chair would be impossible. I convinced him to continue without the gas. He did great! He was having a tooth pull and as it is common, the bleeding took a little longer to stop than we would have liked. That also scared him. This experience brought about the start of his panic attacks. He had his first one the next day calling me home from work. I sometimes wonder if I should have brought him home but I think I did the right thing. If the gas was what contributed to his panic attacks (or atleast brought them to the forefront sooner since I think in hind sight he was heading there anyway) it was already too late. However, he states the bleeding of the teeth is what really bothered him. difficult child has done great in the dentist chair since then with both cleaning/exams and work without the nitrous. [/QUOTE]
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