OH! If you already have TMD, then don't even think of pulling your own tooth, nor have just any dentist do that either. You need a surgeon who knows how to not tear up the functioning of the jaw you do have, or the result could be worse than imaginable, imo!

I was thinking also that you could go to a surgeon with a dental assistant who does the small stuff for him/her...and be totally under during all the procedures. Why not?