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Yeah, in Europe it's pretty standard to extract wisdom teeth under local anaesthesia only (and perhaps mild sedation). You're pretty lucid throughout. As a (fo
by nippoo 2y ago
Yeah, in Europe it's pretty standard to extract wisdom teeth under local anaesthesia only (and perhaps mild sedation). You're pretty lucid throughout.
As a (former) neuroscientist I'm a lot more terrified about going under general anaesthesia with the risks and the long-lasting cognitive changes that sometimes occur afterwards!
That said it's pretty fun to watch all those videos of Americans with all the symptoms described in the article after going to the dentist...
- d13 2y agoWhy? General anaesthetic is fun! The last time I was under for 6 hours. For a few days afterwards I saw the most incredibly interesting, detailed persistent hallucinations whenever I closed my eyes. They completely vanished when I opened them.
- isoprophlex 2y agoHarmless recreational side effects of anesthesia, or mild neural damage? Who knows!
- bowsamic 2y agoI live in Europe and I even had a filling without local anaesthetic