I had dental surgery this past summer and the dentist prescribed a benzo for the day of surgery. It didn’t put me out but it did really relax me. He just prescribed two pills for the day of and 12 pain pills for after.

I don’t have dental anxiety though, I do have great antipathy toward the profession as a whole. When I was in my 30’s and 40’s I could not find a dentist that would take payments, they always wanted their money up front and I was poor. I just didn’t have the kind of money they demanded and that ended with me losing my teeth. Between the meds and no dental care there wasn’t a hope in saving them. Even now with Medicare and the affordable healthcare law dental was out of my reach until my inheritance. Dental care of any type except what they call routine care is not covered.