{"id":628,"date":"2016-01-20T11:38:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T17:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/?p=628"},"modified":"2016-01-13T19:46:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T01:46:47","slug":"marijuana-dental-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/marijuana-dental-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana before my dental appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marijuana makes me feel easy and calm like I\u2019m hand gliding over the beach on a warm day. I use it on weekends to help me relax. Every once in a while I will use it during the week depending on my stress level. I have been on anti-depressants before and they made me get thoughts of hurting myself, but I\u2019ve never had those thoughts with MJ. So I don\u2019t need it as often as I took the prescription meds. I\u2019m going to schedule a root canal for one tooth, another one needs to be pulled, and later I\u2019ll get a dental bridge for the one that will be pulled. After the dentist described everything he had to do, I thought to myself that a little MJ before my appointment would be in order. Instead my dentist talked to me for 10 minutes about sedation<\/a> and a little pill I would take before the appointment. I am not feeling the anti-anxiety meds idea, not at all. So here\u2019s my question: if MJ is my relaxation method of choice can I refuse sedation and maybe sign off on something to say that I realize what I am doing. Thank you very kindly. Mitch<\/p>\n

Mitch \u2013 Although you use marijuana to help you relax, it shouldn\u2019t be used before or after your dental appointments. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n