I had fillings done without novacaine as a child and I think you have to be one sick puppy to inflict that on anyone. I'd love to see one study that connects nitrous oxide to drug use. I think that's silly. I think it's also silly to say think that every instance of a child not behaving is just bad parenting or that you should just suck it up when there's a problem. Denying useful medications to child that have legitimate behavioral, emotional or mental problems makes as much sense as denying chemo to a cancer patient or anesthesia to a surgery patient.

Avoiding pain or anxiety relieving medication doesn't make you a better person.

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