Having a tooth pulled out under general anaesthetic

**DS23** · 12 June 2009, 15:41

had it done two or three times. each one local. the tugging is the worst.

bloody dentists who tug and extract eh?

**expat** · 12 June 2009, 15:44

Originally posted by TazMaN View Post

The dentist told me that I have to have a back tooth pulled out - a tooth one in front of the wisdom. This is a tough job and so the dentist has referred me to a NHS hospital to get the tooth pulled under general anaesthetic.

I didn't even know this was offered - but apparently I have an infection that will never clear up and so the tooth has to go. This is after I've already spent some £300 trying to save it.

Has anyone else here been through a tooth extraction under general anaesthetic?

All 4 wisdom teeth out under a general, in hospital. Back to work next afternoon. Contractor.

**Mehmeh** · 12 June 2009, 15:49

last time i went to the dentist 3 years ago she had to inject 6 times to get a tooth at the back..and it still hurt loads...LOADS...

apparently I had a high tolerence to novacaine odd ay?!

**Amiga500** · 12 June 2009, 15:51

Getting an injection in the roof of the mouth has to be one of the worst sensations

**TimberWolf** · 12 June 2009, 15:54

I had five teeth taken out as a young teenager. No problems. All baby teeth which were a bit slow coming out. My brother was the same, but they left his alone. I think they were replaced naturally eventually but much later than is usual. I think someone on my mothers side had 3 sets of teeth too, but I might have made that up.

**DaveB** · 12 June 2009, 15:55

Originally posted by TazMaN View Post

The dentist told me that I have to have a back tooth pulled out - a tooth one in front of the wisdom. This is a tough job and so the dentist has referred me to a NHS hospital to get the tooth pulled under general anaesthetic.

I didn't even know this was offered - but apparently I have an infection that will never clear up and so the tooth has to go. This is after I've already spent some £300 trying to save it.

Has anyone else here been through a tooth extraction under general anaesthetic?

You wont feel a thing at the time but you will feel like tulip afterwards. You *will* need someone to come with you to drive you home afterwards. You will *not* be in a fit state to do it yourself. Expect to spend most of the following 24 hours asleep.

**Addanc** · 12 June 2009, 16:07

I had two wisdom teeth taken out under local anaesthetic you bloody wimp; first tooth took just over an hour to saw/drill/hack out

. General anaesthetic ha! no wonder the countries going to pieces, grow a backbone.

**expat** · 12 June 2009, 16:08

Originally posted by DaveB View Post

You wont feel a thing at the time but you will feel like tulip afterwards. You *will* need someone to come with you to drive you home afterwards. You will *not* be in a fit state to do it yourself. Expect to spend most of the following 24 hours asleep.

WHS, sensible post.

Maybe we should have a smiley for "sensible post", just to distinguish the odd one that comes up?

**bogeyman** · 12 June 2009, 16:18

Originally posted by Addanc View Post

I had two wisdom teeth taken out under local anaesthetic you bloody wimp; first tooth took just over an hour to saw/drill/hack out

. General anaesthetic ha! no wonder the countries going to pieces, grow a backbone.

Pah! Had my backbone extracted under a local years ago - at my wife's behest, obviously.

Having a tooth pulled out under general anaesthetic