My grandfather told me that it wasn’t uncommon for people to die from wizzie removal during the 20s and 30s. He was a dentist who graduated in 1919. No penicillin ya know! Poor anesthetics like ether. Injectable anesthesia was very crude and not reliable or very safe.
I have removed thousands of wizzies and never lost a patient....so far.
It’s a technique that cannot be done any other way than by human touch. It’s really not all that hard to do as long as the doctor is willing to make a big enough hole for the tooth to pass through.
Modern analgesics, and anesthetics, and sedatives, and antibiotics make the procedure relatively safe and comfortable.
I think part of the "fear and dread" factor has to do with the sights, sounds and pressure, not the pain, which can be dealt with.
I was somewhat taken aback that my dentist sent me to a specialist for a molar extraction. Geez, how complicated could it be? Well, I was ok with the shot and waiting for the painkiller to kick in...until the doc took the cloth off his instruments. Those instruments looked like he could change a tire on a semi. It was not really painful but very intimidating.
Less trauma and overall pain and quicker recovery. I emailed with someone from the organizations site and they indicated that FEW dentists have attended the available training in the last few years... and it would probably be hard to find someone who does it.
He indicated it might be hard to find someone who does it. Now why wouldn't dentists, oral surgeons, and exodontists WANT to take the training and offer the service?
My son went to a dentist I suspected didn’t do a very good job on his wisdom teeth. He was actually bleeding out his nose after. The dentist told me that sometime happens. Does it? My son was absolutely miserable.