1 Local anesthesia. 2  Your dentist or oral surgeon administers local anesthesia with one or more injections near the site of each extraction. 3  Before you receive an injection, your dentist or surgeon will likely apply a substance to your gums to numb them.4  You're awake during the tooth extraction.ptions include: 1  Local anesthesia. 2  Your dentist or oral surgeon administers local anesthesia with one or more injections near the site of each extraction. 3  Before you receive an injection, your dentist or surgeon will likely apply a substance to your gums to numb them. 4  You're awake during the tooth extraction.
The definition of anecdotal is something that is story-like or something that is based on stories and retellings, not based on provable facts.
/ËÃ¦nÉªkËdoÊtlÌ/ adjective [more anecdotal; most anecdotal] 1  I enjoyed the book's anecdotal style. 2  His conclusions are not supported by data; they are based only on anecdotal evidence. [=evidence in the form of stories that people tell about what has happened to them]