The "majorness" of the surgery depends on the individual person's teeth. Mine were impacted and they had to cut through bone and remove them in pieces. So I had

The "majorness" of the surgery depends on the individual person's teeth. Mine were impacted and they had to cut through bone and remove them in pieces. So I had a long recovery time, it was a couple weeks or so before I was able to open my mouth more than a few centimeters. However some people just go to the dentist (not even oral surgeon!) and get them out under local anesthesia.