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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m like your husband, OP—had a bad reaction to nitrous (for a less serious dental procedure) and will NEVER get it again. Made me panicky/shaky, and I felt really vulnerable. If your kid’s anxious, I would strongly recommend against this option.

I had IV anesthesia as a teenager for oral surgery, and it was very easy. [/quote]

She's not anxious at all about the procedure.  I have a copy of her xrays and the teeth aren't crooked and don't look they will be hard to pull out at all from what I can tell.  I see online xrays for complicated widom teeth extractions where the teeth are lying sidewise or slanted.  Hers are all straight and look like a good pair of pliers would pull them out. Maybe one is a little crooked.

But I am conflicted, because while laughing gas was fine for me, apparently it wasn't fine for her dad, and I certainly don't want her to be traumatized by the experience.[/quote]

I wasn’t referring to anxiety about the procedure; I meant if she’s prone to anxiety in general. I am, and I think that’s part of what made the nitrous experience so unpleasant.[/quote]

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