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My wisdom teeth at the jaw were removed with a brief surgery and the anesthesia was local. I find it strange that in the US full anaesthesia is the default. I
by sdfin 11y ago
My wisdom teeth at the jaw were removed with a brief surgery and the anesthesia was local. I find it strange that in the US full anaesthesia is the default.
I see that many doctors do extra studies and interventions so that they can charge for it to the medical insurance. For example, every time I go to a new dentist (covered by the insurance) they always want to do a 'dental cleaning', as that is something extra they can charge, and the medical insurance always authorize it when they have a new patient.
- djcapelis 11y ago> I find it strange that in the US full anaesthesia is the default. I don't think is the default. They offer it amongst a range of options, but it's expensive usually on the order of a few hundred dollars extra. I think most people do local + nitrous. The few people who serve really upper middle class areas might offer it by default, but it's generally just not the case for most of the US. I could be wrong though, I don't have actual data, just my own experiences.
- Avshalom 11y agoYeah I still see general anesthetic advertised as a point of differentiation. I don't know how common it is but I don't think it's near the default yet.
- nommm-nommm 11y ago>I find it strange that in the US full anaesthesia is the default It is not the default. Patients are advised of their choices based on their situation. Many people get only local anesthesia.