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[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A friend of mine said that the drugs the dentist gave him were so potent that overall having his wisdom teeth removed was a pleasant experience which he would repeat if he could.

When I had a couple of teeth pulled, I just got local anesthetic which I can't complain about since it blocked all the pain (but not the sensation of having my teeth pried out). My bad teeth were two right next to each other; maybe you only get the good stuff when they're pulling a tooth from each corner of your mouth and so they don't want to give you local anesthetic four times?

[-] zach@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

With wisdom tooth extraction, they’re often impacted in tissue and bone that makes removal painful and time consuming. Normal tooth extraction is quick and easy, and can be achieved with only local anesthetic. (Wisdom tooth removal can be done with only local, but most people get anxious especially with the time it takes, so more sedation is used)

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

painful and time consuming

When I had one of mine removed it was the quickest dentist visit I had. They exposed the tooth, drilled into it, hit it with a wedge and collected the pieces. It probably took less than 10 minutes including the time for local anesthesia to take effect and didn't really hurt

[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Damn that’s fast. I saw an animation of that on YouTube once (a long time ago), it was strangely satisfying to watch

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