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If I may add, it goes for any procedure and medication. Unless, it is an emergency, or a clear case of immediate attention, avoiding is better. Unfortunately, most surgery (including dental) is crude and rudimentary, good for saving lives, but leaves the patient with chronic problems.

Unfortunately, the burden is on the patient to make informed decisions at the time of suffering.

As an anecdote, my friend was given a handful of painkillers just before a procedure. I repeatedly told that he were not used to painkillers and perhaps decrease the amount. They did not even consider the smaller size of the patient. Within 20 mins he suffered seizures with just painkillers. Of course, later they apologized. Just got lucky that no permanent damage was done.