Drink lots of Ensure, man. My "oral surgeon" (not dentist--was very specific about that for some reason) gave me anti-inflammatories BEFORE the extraction. Mine were growing sideways into my other teeth, he had to go in there, break 'em, and pull 'em out in pieces.
No general anaesthesia for me, either. Just lots of novocaine & some nitrous. I will never forget the sound of my lower right one shattering under the ministrations of Steve Martin, uh, I mean, my oral surgeon.
Good times.
