Teeth removal for orthodontic treatment

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DS needs some teeth out for his braces. (We explored other options, but this seems to be the best option).
He will have it done under local anaesthetic, 2 teeth at his first appointment and then another 2 a fortnight later. Please tell me about your experiences - will he need any time off school? He has a drama exam 10 days after the second extraction- is that going to be a problem?
Anything I need to know? He has a bit of (undiagnosed) hypermobility, could it affect the anaesthetic?
I am anxious about it, although I know it’s routine. (DS doesn’t know I’m nervous).

Baby teeth are pretty easy to extract. 10 days after he’ll be absolutely fine. He’ll probably be fine one day after!

Doing them to at a time will really minimise recovery time.

this is a really normal procedure as far as I know.

Had that done with adult teeth when I was very young. No problems, it really is routine.

Thank you both. I had teeth out for braces under a general back in the 90s, I can’t remember how long it took to recover from that.

DD had to have 4 baby teeth and 2 adult teeth pulled for her braces. She had them done after school, was a bit sore for the evening (paracetamol/ibuprofen as needed) and in school in the morning. Hope your sons go as easily.
Edit to say, it was three separate procedures, 2 each time

13 year old Daughter had 6 out for getting braces , mix of baby and adult . Was done in afternoon so kept from school rest of day and was fine next morning xx

My son had 4 adult teeth out for braces recently (2 first then remaining 2 ten days later). Both appointments were in the afternoon and he was fine to go into school the next day. Some drooling in the immediate aftermath and some pain after the anaesthetic wore off but managed with paracetamol. Salt water rinses 4 times a day for a week after.

DD only lost 2 milk teeth naturally. The rest she had extracted at the dentist.
She is tiny with a really small mouth. At one point she had a double row of bottom teeth and a couple coming through the roof of her mouth

To conclude, she had them out 2 or 3 at a time whilst awake and had 2 molars out while asleep

Braces for a couple of years and perfect teeth now.
I don't remember her missing any school

With normal recovery 10 days should be fine.

Re the hyper mobility: it does affect local anaesthetic and you should make sure the dentist is aware ds is (likely) hypermobile.

From experience (as another hyper mobile person) some dentists are great and will listen if/when told that it hasn't worked. Other dentists can be dismissive, particularly of younger patients and you may need to advocate for ds/help your ds advocate for himself.

I had some horrible experiences with this when I was younger (before I knew that local anaesthetic probably didn't work as well for me and I assumed that dentistry hurt, that everyone else just put up with it and I must be a total wuss).

Agree with this, always mention the hypermobility. I wasn't aware until adulthood and now have a horrific fear of dental appointments

Thank you all for your thoughts and experiences. I appreciate the reassurances.
I am fearless when it comes to medical stuff for me, and a wreak when it’s the DCs