I woke up when I was having my wisdom teeth extracted but promptly went back to sleep when they suggested it.
My recollection is that I was briefly aware of them working in my mouth but not in any pain.
My recollection is that I was briefly aware of them working in my mouth but not in any pain.
If your dentist proposes things like this, please, switch to someone else.
(For those unfamiliar, after the shots you feel not much other than some tugging. And you can get up and walk immediately after.)
[1] http://www.medicaldaily.com/baby-girl-cavity-filling-dental-...
[2] http://wgntv.com/2016/02/23/dentists-license-suspended-after...
Still, I don't think the procedure used for wisdom teeth in the US has the same risks as the general anesthesia used in more involved surgeries. It's probably still reasonably described as sedation (in my story, I'm obviously still conscious, just not very aware. I didn't include it above, but I actually asked How much longer? and they just told me to go back to sleep).
Without the general I would still have the teeth today.