by friskierisky

Question by TheTerminatorFan: Did someone give you a nice complement today?
I got mine from my dentist today. I go once every 6 months.
When he came in (I was in the exam chair), he exclaimed - "damn, every time you come to see me, you get bigger. You are almost bigger than my chair!"

I could almost hear my "ego pump" turning to high-gear.

I have been weightlifting for 23 years. 56 years old. XXL shirt. 14% bodyfat.

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Answer by The REAL Superman!
No, never.

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sometimes this will happen to a guy... even at the dentist

How Anesthesia For Dental Treatment Changes The Face Of Dentistry

This girl is a self proclaimed coward. She had to shudder so badly when they pierced her ears. That is why each time she thinks about two of her teeth getting pulled out, she gets so scared. In the world of phobias, the fear of getting into a dentist chair ranks alongside the fear of spiders, heights and flying too. So many people today, about 145 million are just plain scared so they just don't go get that dental treatment done, shares the American Dental Association. Dentistry today is truly making huge strides to calm those fears by putting the patient out of his or her misery, in a manner of speaking.

But this woman is so lucky because this dentist of hers had completed a two year residency in anesthesia and he is very much an expert apart from being a general practitioner in dentistry. He may not be an oral surgeon however he is the only dentist in the St Louis area licensed to employ intravenous anesthesia to turn someone fully unconscious if such is needed to be able to perform a dental operation his patient. Many dentists are required by their states to secure a permit to administer intravenous medication usually. They are required to have advanced training in anesthesia and the ability to handle emergency situations, and to have emergency equipment in their offices.

Local anesthesia which entails a swab that deadens the gum before an injection to numb the area that requires work and blocks the nerve endings is the most common pain regulatory technique used in most clinics. The only downside is the discomfort of a temporary fat lip feeling as you walk out of the office but this is not too bad.

Sedatives otherwise called anti anxiety agents ease patients down. Laughing gas or nitrous oxide causes a feeling of giddiness or euphoria in the patient that needs to inhale it. Tranquilizers create conscious sedation wherein the patient is responsive and awake he is duly relaxed and not in a deep sleep, but feeling somnolent.

It was stated by this local dentist that conscious sedation is very safe, as long as the person is awake and verbally responsive, such as you asking, 'how you doing, Joe' and he still answers back.

Nitrous oxide can cause some patients to become nauseous if the use is prolonged but such is not the case with an oral tranquilizer. Patients that want conscious sedation, nonetheless, have to come with a travel companion who will also drive them back home and make sure they are safe. Before the oral tranquilizer can do its magic, one has to wait longer which is something one won't have to do with the injection. The pill would be administered to the patient in the waiting room, and after a half hour or so, right after the drug takes effect, he is taken back to the dental chair.

With the debut of new gadgets and technologies that boost dentistry to a greater level technology, treatments are achieved with ease and speed today. Easily, I can bridge the gap between technology and comfort with sedation dentistry which has been widely used these days. While you may not feel any pain at the dentist's office, you could hurt a bit when the bill comes because some of the new methods of pain free dentistry are not covered by insurance. Normally, dental plans won't cover for nitrous oxide which is also called conscious sedation. Both being optional, it is the patient who will pay for these.

Generally, medical or dental plans have coverage for unconscious sedation otherwise known as general anesthesia as this is often a necessity in treating an ailing patient.

One client declares that she is a phobic. She needed nitrous oxide and she happily paid for it. The course of deep sedation otherwise known as general anesthesia is best for special patients like young kids who cannot hold immobile, people with severe phobias or low pain thresholds, as well as some patients with severe gag reflexes and even who don't get numb with local anesthesia alone.

Manage Your Energy, Manage Your Stress: Learn to Turnaround Anxiety and Depression

This girl is a self proclaimed coward. She had to shudder so badly when they pierced her ears. That is why each time she thinks about two of her teeth getting pulled out, she gets so scared. In the world of phobias, the fear of getting into a dentist chair ranks alongside the fear of spiders, heights and flying too. So many people today, about 145 million are just plain scared so they just don't go get that dental treatment done, shares the American Dental Association. Dentistry today is truly making huge strides to calm those fears by putting the patient out of his or her misery, in a manner of speaking.

But this woman is so lucky because this dentist of hers had completed a two year residency in anesthesia and he is very much an expert apart from being a general practitioner in dentistry. He may not be an oral surgeon however he is the only dentist in the St Louis area licensed to employ intravenous anesthesia to turn someone fully unconscious if such is needed to be able to perform a dental operation his patient. Many dentists are required by their states to secure a permit to administer intravenous medication usually. They are required to have advanced training in anesthesia and the ability to handle emergency situations, and to have emergency equipment in their offices.

Local anesthesia which entails a swab that deadens the gum before an injection to numb the area that requires work and blocks the nerve endings is the most common pain regulatory technique used in most clinics. The only downside is the discomfort of a temporary fat lip feeling as you walk out of the office but this is not too bad.

Sedatives otherwise called anti anxiety agents ease patients down. Laughing gas or nitrous oxide causes a feeling of giddiness or euphoria in the patient that needs to inhale it. Tranquilizers create conscious sedation wherein the patient is responsive and awake he is duly relaxed and not in a deep sleep, but feeling somnolent.

It was stated by this local dentist that conscious sedation is very safe, as long as the person is awake and verbally responsive, such as you asking, 'how you doing, Joe' and he still answers back.

Nitrous oxide can cause some patients to become nauseous if the use is prolonged but such is not the case with an oral tranquilizer. Patients that want conscious sedation, nonetheless, have to come with a travel companion who will also drive them back home and make sure they are safe. Before the oral tranquilizer can do its magic, one has to wait longer which is something one won't have to do with the injection. The pill would be administered to the patient in the waiting room, and after a half hour or so, right after the drug takes effect, he is taken back to the dental chair.

With the debut of new gadgets and technologies that boost dentistry to a greater level technology, treatments are achieved with ease and speed today. Easily, I can bridge the gap between technology and comfort with sedation dentistry which has been widely used these days. While you may not feel any pain at the dentist's office, you could hurt a bit when the bill comes because some of the new methods of pain free dentistry are not covered by insurance. Normally, dental plans won't cover for nitrous oxide which is also called conscious sedation. Both being optional, it is the patient who will pay for these.

Generally, medical or dental plans have coverage for unconscious sedation otherwise known as general anesthesia as this is often a necessity in treating an ailing patient.

One client declares that she is a phobic. She needed nitrous oxide and she happily paid for it. The course of deep sedation otherwise known as general anesthesia is best for special patients like young kids who cannot hold immobile, people with severe phobias or low pain thresholds, as well as some patients with severe gag reflexes and even who don't get numb with local anesthesia alone.

I have a great dentist. He is current, caring and he does not use mercury. But that does not change the fact that for some of us being in the dentists chair can be stressful! This is especially true if you are sensitive to anesthetic like I am. Pump me up with adrenaline and I start leaving my body. I am not kidding. All of my life force rises and starts exiting out the crown of my head. This would be okay if I wanted to leave my body but the truth is I like it here. In fact I plan on sticking around for quite some time so I am not really interested in a quick exit. Since it is clear to me that where my energy goes I go, it can be challenging to lie still in the dental chair when my energy seems to be flying up and out around the ceiling.

So what to do? Last week, I sat in the dental chair and had the opportunity to experiment with a simple energy management technique that I use regularly during more relaxed situations. I wondered if I could apply it during an extreme moment of stress. I did and it worked.

Here is an Energy Management Process for managing anxiety.

Step One: First remind yourself that everything is just fine exactly as it is. We usually do not believe this is true during stressful moments. Just by telling ourselves that all is well, even if we do not believe it, begins to shift our system from anxiousness to relaxation.

Step Two: Open your Release Points. In the body there are areas where we tend to clench and tense up in an attempt to protect ourselves from harm. The paradox is that if we open up and relax tension leaves quicker. Release points are easy to open although it does take some practice at first. We have to teach ourselves that we have options and then we have to use them. Release points can be found in these locations:

The base of the spine

The palms of both hands

The bottoms of both feet

And the back of the heart right between the shoulder blades

Step Three: Direct your attention to your Grounding Point. The grounding point can be found within your personal energy system. It is located approximately twelve inches below your feet. This is not some abstract concept and with practice you will find it easily.

Step Four: Visualize a moss green globe of light at your Grounding Point. It is a great color that soothes and comforts. Even if you cannot see the color in your minds eye you can imagine what it might look like and that will do the trick.

Step Five: Direct your awareness to your grounding point and all of the energy flowing up will begin to flow downward to balance itself. This is what I did in the dentists chair last week. I closed my eyes, opened my release points and visualized a glowing globe of moss green light below my feet. I took all of my attention there and directed my energy into the globe. I literally felt all of the energy that was flowing rapidly up my body first slow down and then begin to balance with the downward flow I was creating with the focus of my attention downward. I was able to rest peacefully without moving until it was time to go home.

Anxiety and upward flowing energy is one kind of stress. Depression and downward flowing energy is another kind. For depression you can do the very same process in reverse. There is a point approximately twelve inches above your head and still in your own personal energy system. I call this point the Contact Point. The color I use there is soft blue. When you feel depleted, worn out or depressed use this visualization and you will notice a shift.

Here is the same Energy Management Process for depression.

Step One: Remind yourself that everything is just fine exactly as it is.

Step Two: Open your Release Points

Step Three: Direct your attention to your Contact Point

Step Four: Visualize a soft blue globe of light at your Contact Point

Step Five: Direct your awareness to your contact point and all of the energy flowing down will begin to flow upward to balance itself

It does not matter if you feel energy or not. Just imagine you are moving energy and you will eventually gain the sensitivity you need to manage shifts in your mood. We are powerful energetic beings. Learning to use our energy to manage our own stress plugs us back in to our own energy source of wellness and reconnects us to our personal power.

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