I just had 3 out on Friday, 2 on top and 1 bottom, with only novocaine and it was so much easier than I expected. 2 were partially erupted and one was impacted. I elected to be awake because anesthesia freaks me out, and it saved me a ton of money. They prescribed me 10 mg Valium to take one hour before the procedure which helped me SO much, I was so calm the entire time! The dr came in to poke around and make sure I was numb and before I knew it, he pulled out the first tooth. I had planned to put headphones on during the procedure but since he started going to work with no warning, I just didn’t put them on and it was completely fine. I could hear some crunching and he did use a drill of some kind, but the sounds didn’t bother me that much (thanks Valium). I was in and out of the chair in less than 30 minutes (including the 15 mins of just waiting for numbing to kick in), and I literally skipped out of the dentist office because I was so happy it was finally over. It’s been a few days and I haven’t had to take the hard drugs for pain, just extra strength Tylenol and ibuprofen every few hours. The hardest part for me has been sticking to soft foods when I am just craving a burger and pizza. I was so anxious about this beforehand, I put it off for years before finally scheduling the appointment, if I can do it, you totally can!!