AP Analgesia: Impractical for routine surgery?

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Hi All,

 

I wrote: >>5/8 extractions were painless, but 3/8 (including the impacted

wisdom tooth!) were painful to almost intolerable. However, post- extraction

bleeding was minimal or absent, and post-extraction analgesia and healing

were superb.

 

Al wrote: >>Phil, What do you think were the reasons for 3/8 not meeting your

expectations? Certain locations of the teeth? Type of pain? Cause of pain?

 

I can't explain it, but the most difficult [and painful] one was the impacted

wisdom-tooth, which was a long (c. 15-minute) difficult extraction. My dentist

told me that I was his only patient that had that kind of extraction without

general anaesthesia!

 

 

Best regards,

 

 

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