Posted by Carmella on December 16, 2000 at 13:52:43:

In Reply to: Re: HELP - can wisdom tooth be removed with local anasthetic only? posted by Bonnie on December 14, 2000 at 10:08:56:

Hello. I just had a wisdom tooth pulled yesterday and I was not put under. They numbed me up for about 20 minutes and then it literally took 30 seconds to pull the tooth. Mine wasn't impacted but it did have an infection. It really was painless. There was pressure and that nasty sound of your tooth cracking wasn't pleasant, but you should be fine not going under as long as it isn't impacted. Good luck.