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NullAshton said:
You're not really unconscious. You just get a weird buzzing feeling in your head, and everything feels happy.
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Depends on what the doctor uses, I guess. I remember absolutely nothing between lying on the operating table with a needle hooked up to a small plastic tube stuck in my arm and then stumbling out to the car (with help, of course) while only half-awake at most. My mouth was almost completely numb and only marginally responsive for at least several hours afterwards - I had to spit out water I used to rinse with by tilting my head forwards and letting gravity do it for me.
Anyway, I can't think of any reason at all to
not go the full knock-out route unless you're really that incredibly curious about it. Any normal activity involving your mouth will be nearly impossible for quite a while afterwards, and the pain is going to last longer than the painkiller and make you want to just lie there with some ice packs against your cheeks for a few hours. Recovering from a general anesthetic during that time will not be a significant extra handicap, and will probably help dull the pain for longer than any local painkiller could.