I've never got a cavity filled because i've been pretty good with having no cavities so i couldn't help you there. But i've had plenty of teeth pulled in my lifetime. But i'm not sure if they were my wisdom teeth, maybe they were. I dont really remeber. But it doesnt really hurt to get your teeth pulled. It depends on how numb you get with the novacaine. I usually take a long time and they don't feel like waiting al long time for me to numb so they pull it. It hurts but i'm somewhat numb so its not that bad.