{"id":255,"date":"2015-03-31T17:25:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T23:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/blog\/?p=255"},"modified":"2015-03-31T17:25:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T23:25:05","slug":"is-it-ok-to-drink-wine-before-going-to-the-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/31\/is-it-ok-to-drink-wine-before-going-to-the-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it OK to drink wine before going to the dentist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a total coward when it comes to the dentist. It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve been and now I&#8217;ve got a pretty severe toothache. I know I need to go and get it taken care of, but dentists make me seriously nervous. Is it okay if I drink a glass of wine before I go in? Wine relaxes me.<\/p>\n<p>Stacey A. &#8211; Little Rock, AR<\/p>\n<p>Stacey,<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re not the only one who is uncomfortable with dentists, so don&#8217;t feel bad. \u00a0While it would be perfectly fine to have a glass of wine before you go to the dentist to shore up your courage, it could interfere with some of the things the dentist needs to do so make sure you let him know.<\/p>\n<p>There is another option. There are other options. There are dentists who enjoy working with fearful patients. Some including Dr. Swearingen advertise that they &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/technology-comforts.html\">cater to cowards<\/a>&#8220;. \u00a0They have methods or ways of making your dental appointment less fearful. If you&#8217;re worried about pain, most dentists work with nitrous oxide. That will help relax you and enable \u00a0the dentist to do any work he needs to do. \u00a0That will probably be more effective than wine.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/\">Oklahoma City Dentist<\/a> Dr. Don Swearingen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a total coward when it comes to the dentist. It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve been and now I&#8217;ve got a pretty severe toothache. I know I need to go and get it taken care of, but dentists make me seriously nervous. 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