So, I'm wondering.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Eh, that was nuttin'.

I got the gas, but just enough to relax, not put me under. I was more than fine by the time they let me leave the office. As for the pulling itself, well, let's just put it this way. Most dentists will have their MD diploma on display front and center...this guy had a "Pain Management" certificate displayed most prominently. I think he gave me 4 injections of novacane. Didn't feel a bloody thing. And I got lucky, the root was curved and it could have gotten stuck, cracked off and he'd have had to dig. But it came out. Hooray. No pain yet, just chomping on gauze, staying horizontal, and icing things down to prevent swelling. They didn't say liquids, but they did say to avoid hot foods and to keep things soft. Bananas sound good.