It&#x27;s remarkable that in the US the much more dangerous general anesthesia is used for routine things like wisdom teeth when anesthetic shots (lidocaine) are significantly safer and simpler. This leads to additional complications due to anesthesia itself, or worse. [1] [2]<p>If your dentist proposes things like this, please, switch to someone else.<p>(For those unfamiliar, after the shots you feel not much other than some tugging. And you can get up and walk immediately after.)<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.medicaldaily.com&#x2F;baby-girl-cavity-filling-dental-clinic-380564" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.medicaldaily.com&#x2F;baby-girl-cavity-filling-dental-...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wgntv.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;23&#x2F;dentists-license-suspended-after-teen-dies-during-wisdom-tooth-removal&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wgntv.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;23&#x2F;dentists-license-suspended-after...</a>