A friend of mine said that the drugs the dentist gave him were so potent that overall having his wisdom teeth removed was a pleasant experience which he would repeat if he could.
When I had a couple of teeth pulled, I just got local anesthetic which I can’t complain about since it blocked all the pain (but not the sensation of having my teeth pried out). My bad teeth were two right next to each other; maybe you only get the good stuff when they’re pulling a tooth from each corner of your mouth and so they don’t want to give you local anesthetic four times?