Reply #9: I would think that more dentists would use it because

[CTyankee]

patients are less likely to spazz out if things get rough with the dental work, perhaps causing them to grab the dentist's hands. When that awful dentist hit that nerve in my tooth I was in such a state that I burst into tears. It was ugly. Of course, nitrous probably wouldn't have blocked the pain entirely but at least I wouldn't have had such a bad reaction. And now, of course, I am on edge (even with a new dentist that I like)always wondering if just maybe he might hit a nerve...

How does the whipped cream thing work? You just squirt it into your mouth and get the nitrous in your nose? When I had anxiety attacks while I was caring for my frail, elderly mother and holding down a horribly stressful job, I took xanax. It was enormously helpful, but I only took it at night (but of course nights can be the worst; they were for me).