I had to remove a wisdom tooth from this guy today and I administered Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) for the procedure. I usually first administer a small dose and gradually increase the dose to ease them into it. I talk to them during this to make sure they’ve got a nice buzz going on and to also keep them relaxed.
He started babbling on about his college professor being a dick and some of his friends mooching off him in a group project. He then started going on about he loved how my hair looked.
At this point, I figured it was safe to start the procedure. It went well and the first wisdom tooth was removed. I rang his mom as requested and she would come pick him up. He was to wait till then. He was my last patient for the day and I had nothing better to do than talk to him. His mouth was swollen from the procedure and he couldn’t talk, even though he obviously wanted to say something. I have a notepad for times like this when the patient can instead write it down instead.