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Can a tooth pulled without the local anesthetic?
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Possible: It is possible to do so, but often not advised.
Answered 12/25/2012
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Yes: That's how it was done in the old days... Or so I have heard. In today's day and age I have heard many stories from colleagues, but I have to admit that I have never heard of a case of an extraction done without local anesthetic on a conscious patient.
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