Wisdom teeth extraction without anaesthetic?

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5thHobbit — 17 years ago(August 29, 2008 06:56 PM)

Is there any truth to the rumour that Nicholas Cage had his wisdom teeth extracted without anaesthetic prior to filming so that he could identify with his character more?
I've never seen the film, but this was mentioned in a Cage interview I recently read and I'm curious now.
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lordasaki — 16 years ago(February 21, 2010 05:39 PM)

I don't know about wisdom teeth, but it looked like his character was missing two molars on the top (one on each side).

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Razzbar — 10 years ago(June 26, 2015 11:30 AM)

Nobody has their wisdom teeth extracted in order to identify with a character. They get them extracted because they're impacted or rotten. That's just silly.