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From the NYT this am......

Don’t get high before your dental exam

In a 2022 survey of dentists, conducted by the A.D.A., half reported that they had treated patients who were under the influence of ma*****na or another drug.

“I am seeing this in my office,” Dr. Quartey-Sagaille said. One reason patients may self-medicate, she noted, is that they are nervous. But, she explained: “You can’t consent to a treatment if you’re high. If patients have anxiety, it could make things worse, and I’m not able to numb people as effectively.” A 2019 study of cannabis users undergoing minimally invasive procedures found that a quarter of them had needed twice the anesthesia as patients who didn’t partake.

Inquire about options for pain control, if that’s what worries you, Dr. Jiang said. For teeth that are particularly sensitive, she added, start brushing a few weeks before your appointment with a desensitizing toothpaste that contains potassium nitrate, such as Sensodyne.

And if you did take a w**d gummy before you arrived, tell your dentist. (You’ll join the 67 percent of patients in the same A.D.A. survey who reported that they were comfortable talking to their dentist about ma*****na.) “You know, we’re not here to judge, just to provide you with the best care,” Dr. Quartey-Sagaille said.