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Old 01-07-2009, 01:36 PM  
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I had oral surgery (removal of 4 wisdom teeth) and choose local versus general. I saved about 50% of the cost. It was painful for the needles only, one tooth needed 11 shots until it became numb. The other teeth just 2 each. The needles were bad, but after 2-3 you get used to it.

The other thing that bothered me was the smell of the blood and the cracking of the teeth. It sounds scary, but honestly, if you can take a few needles, go for it. You won't feel groggy for 1-2 days either. Once the surgery is done, take 2 T3's and the next day I was up and recovered.
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I did it the same way as you. The surgeon had trouble because the roots of my teeth curled into hooks. They didn't see it in the X-rays. So he had to keep breaking my teeth into smaller and smaller pieces until he could get it all out. It was no fun. Took him a lot longer than he expected and he said my teeth were some of the most difficult he's ever had to pull out. It was no picnic for me either.
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