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Do oral surgeons normally put people under general anaesthesia when they do extractions?

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Most Dentists or: Oral surgeons will do extractions under straight local anesthetic (la). Rarely is any other kind of sedation needed. I can tell you that after having three root canals the la was quite sufficient. I later used some Motrin when the block wore off. Hope that this helps.

Answered 4/24/2015

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