I also recently had my wisdom teeth removed without sedation. I took some pills that the dentist prescribed to me that were supposed to really put me out of it, but I was 100% with it until about the time we got in the car to leave the dentists office. I pretty much hate having my teeth worked on. It causes me quite a bit of anxiety when normally I'm not very anxious. Whilst numbing my face, he hit a nerve 2-3 times that sent what felt like a powerful electrical jolt through my body. After that, it was a quite a physical process with the dentist even propping himself against my arm at one point to rip those suckers out. I had put the process off for about 6-8 years, but I am really happy its done and in the past. Now every time I have to get a filling, I wince quite a bit waiting for that poked nerve sensation...