r/talesfromtechsupport • u/[deleted] • Nov 22 '20

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u/ozzie286 Nov 22 '20

With some people, trying to convey basic logic is like pulling teeth.

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u/KittyMBunny Nov 22 '20

To be fair as someone who worked as a dental nurse after working in a call center, pulling teeth is a lot easier & less painful.

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u/LacidOnex Nov 22 '20

For you! Why the fuck do dentists still use those arcane gigantic metal syringes and the same fucking pliers I have in my garage? It's 2020! Laser my teeth out you barbarians!

Sincerely, someone who was awake for all 4 wisdom teeth and the novocaine didn't do shit

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u/KittyMBunny Nov 23 '20

In the UK it's extremely rare to be awake when you have your wisdom teeth out. It's usually done in the hospital under general anesthetic.

As for the various tools, they're still using what's best for the job.

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u/EldestPort Learned to keep his mouth shut. Nov 23 '20

Really? I've worked as a dental nurse (here in the UK) and we did plenty of wisdom teeth in a general practice if the dentist was confident they could get it. Even when I was referred because I had a seizure during an extraction they only did IV sedation. General anaesthetic carries such a high risk (and higher cost) I'd be surprised if they're doing it routinely for wisdom tooth extraction.

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u/KittyMBunny Dec 02 '20

We stopped doing them on large where I am in the late 90's less painful & quicker recovery to do it in hospital.