Sheesh, the memories this thread brings back.
Had my right upper one removed and it was a nightmare. Evidently I have long roots that curve, and when the dentist was twisting and pulling for a half hour I hear a loud 'pop'. Didn't feel anything but the next thing I see is a large chunk of my upper jawbone with the tooth in tact in it. He filled the hole with bone material and stitched it up with about a half-mile of thread. Only a couple days later did he inform me that part of my sinus lining came out with that tooth/bone piece, and that I was in serious peril for a potentially fatal infection. There was more to the story but for brevity's sake I'll stop there. That dentist said he wouldn't touch the one on other side, that I needed an oral surgeon.
Fast forward about three years, new insurance by that time so I had a different dentist. I related the above story and said about needing an oral surgeon to get the upper left one extracted. He takes a look, shakes his head, and says, "Lean back and say Ahhh". Not 45 seconds later he had the wisdom tooth extracted clean and simple. His words of advice to me? He says, "Don't go back to that other dentist."
