Oh man, from someone who hasn't had the greatest in dental care so when I go in they say 'You really have to come back' and I say 'Oh yes, I'll make an appointment on my way out...' and run out the side door...
Yikes!!
My last visit went that way. I had an impacted {?} wisdom tooth as well as another tooth problem. So, before they could send me to the oral surgeon they had to fix the other tooth. I don't know how many shots I had. Now, before, when I was quite heavier, I assumed that was why I needed a lot of shots. But now? And it wore off quickly!!! Almost before they were done! {it sure felt like it}.
And, they couldn't give me anymore shots. They gave me the max allowable. Happened again with the oral surgeon. He told me if they didn't take I'd have to come back and try again another day. OH MY GOSH it worked after that. {right, I am going to go through THAT again! No offer of gas, though...} And, while he said no more, when he was doing the work, I did in fact feel pain and I guess he could see it in my eyes because he gave me another shot.
Now. Forward to being a parent with a child who is deathly afraid of the dentist. *shudder* Much worse than a child who won't eat broccoli. None of my talk about how much his smile makes a first impression, how much pain he will eventually be in, nada makes an impression.
Because of his age they didn't like the gas way. Maybe now that he is older?
Anywho, take care of that mouth and don't worry about the oral surgery. Ha. When my tooth was extracted, I was in extreme discomfort. The whole side of my face was swollen. I went to the Del Mar Fair to see Maroon 5 {no way was I going to miss that!!}. The hubster tried to tell people he hit me and I told them it was my wisdom teeth. I must have looked pathetic. I was drooling {from the tooth and...}watching people eat all of that delicious food!!! That was the worse thing. You have to keep your mouth so clean, how could I clean up after eating anything?
Take care and again