Laughing gas

Surely dentists would have it over there. It's been around for decades, I would think any dentist not in a third world country would have it or something like it. I hope you go to the dentist soon, whatever it takes. A relative of mine put off going because of her fear of dentists, and when she finally went, she found out she had gingivitis.

I live in a third world countryI will make an appointment today

Really? I didn't think it was. But then again, I don't know much.

I got both. They still give you the needle to numb the area.

I guess it's better than the bad old days. I remember at least once as a child getting a filling with no anesthesia whatsoever.

I wish I could have had the gas on hand when I paid the bill!

It's called laughing gas, but people don't normally just laugh. I mean certainly there are people who do, but it doesn't make you feel like laughing. It just makes you feel a little like you're floating along, like nothing bad is going to happen. Which is good for people who have a fear of dentists. I'd gone for cleanings until I was in my late teens, off and on, but not every six months like they recommend. But after I was about 17 and I didn't have dental insurance, I only went when I had a problem. Which is bad, and why I ended up having to have work done. I was grinding my teeth and didn't know it, plus I had really dry mouth because of medication, and the next thing I know they are telling me I had four cavities. Four cavities after having gone 29 years without a single cavity ever. So that is what I had done. And I have never had a problem with pain except I cannot hold my mouth open as long as they need me to while they are working on my teeth. My jaw gets sore. So after turning down the laughing gas the last time I was there (I had to break up the work on the cavities because I couldn't afford it done all at once), I thought why not try it to see if it affects how badly my jaw feels? And I think it actually helped.