Last week my daughter had to have 5 teeth removed. Apparently there is a little crowding going on and because she won’t let her baby teeth fall out we had to have some of them removed. This is a video of the nurse (who was wonderful) prepping her for the surgery. Because Maddie is a little nervous about needles we decided that a little laughing gas was necessary to get her calmed down before the procedure. They call it laughing gas for a reason. This funny video of my daughter getting laughing gas shows no actual teeth removal so you don’t need to worry about seeing blood.
I have to apologize, it’s a little long because I don’t know how to edit a video. I’m pretty sure there is some software I could use but both Youtube and iPhoto only allow me to trim it on the ends.
And here is the follow up video of her coming out of the anesthesia. She’s a much different character in the second video.
bless her little heart.. I’m 57 and still have dental anxiety.. I totally get it!
OH.MY.WORD! What an ordeal for her. Bless her little heart!
I’m trying to work out why the gas. Was that supposed to have stopped her stressing out with the injection? It didn’t seem to work. Poor little thing.
We have Valium injections here, for people who are really scared. Mind you, having seen the size of that needle I refused it!
Tell her I think she was really brave!
Yes, the gas was just to relax her so she could get the injection. She did surprisingly well for someone who freaks out when one tooth falls out. She was up and jumping around by dinner time. No pain meds or even any whining.
I am impressed! I tried laughing gas in addition to diazepam and got nothing! I went ahead with numbing injection and crown. It really wasn’t bad, but then I’m grown and have a great dentist. When I was a kid, it would have been horrible.
She’s adorable. I’ve never had laughing gas. My husband highly recommends it. Now I see why. Though, it seems counterproductive.
What a great giggle! I think I need to ask my dentist for laughing gas next time. It’s been a couple of weeks since my last visit and I’m still traumatized!
I couldn’t watch, but you don’t fool me. I know you filmed this so when she’s an obnoxious teenager you can blackmail her with threats of release on the World Wide Web!… Good job, Mom. 😉
Oh man, the laughing gas is crazy.
“It smells like mint and sweats….now it smells like chocolate!”
“Will I still be able to think when I’m sleeping?”
“Is that normal? The wall is kind of wavy.”
LOLZ!