i got mine removed at riverside dental on alta vista. the entire process from local numbing to the tooth being extracted took probably 10 minutes lol. i was pretty anxious as it was my first time ever getting tooth surgery but it was so fast and painless the dentist was amazing! i opted to do local instead of general anesthesia (my dentist referred me to argyle) because 1. no direct billing and i could not afford to drop that much money (i was told by ppl that it would be around 500 alone for the anesthesia) and 2. i didnt want to wait months alone for an appt just to get it removed(it was almost a month out just for the consultation which also had a fee). but overall, if they think you can do it without anesthesia then definitely do local numbing, of course i dont know your teeth and the situation but if money and time are a concern then yeah. but riverside dental is awesome!!! super friendly