Deacon923
Scooter Banks
My dentist also gave me a little syringe thing to clean out the sockets and make sure no food got stuck in there. Kind of gross to think about, but worked really well.
i used this to squirt water at my suitemates. Fun times.
My parents could not afford the general so I had the two bottom teeth taken out with local only. Local was delivered with what felt like a 4 inch needle into my gums. That sucked. Once they got in there they decided the teeth needed to be sawn in half. So, now there's a min-Skilsaw inside my mouth, the surgeon is putting all his weight on it, and the nurse has me in a headlock to keep my head steady. Couldn't feel a thing but I could smell smoke. On tooth 2 the local hadn't finished the job so when the saw got into the nerve it hurt like a mother fucker. They pulled out when I started squirming, squirted some local in it, and then finished the job.
No major complications in recovery and I don't remember much pain. I cannot in good conscience recommend the local only route, although it has made for a good story over the years.