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A member asked:
Please tell me is it better to be gassed to sleep or injected but awake to have a tooth/teeth out including wisdom teeth?
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Discuss: Depends on your own fear level and the dental surgeons skill level. Discuss more in detail with your dental surgeon. If it were me i would like sedation for difficult wisdom teeth but local anesthesia for more routine extractions on myself.
Answered 4/19/2014
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