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I had a bad tooth drawn out.

hirashin

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Dear native English speakers,
which would be used?
(a1) I had a bad tooth pulled out.
(a2) I got a bad tooth pulled out.
(b1) I had a bad tooth taken out.
(b2) I got a bad tooth taken out.
(c1) I had a bad tooth drawn out.
(c2) I got a bad tooth drawn out.
(d1) I had a bad tooth removed.
(d2) I got a bad tooth removed.

Thanks in advance.

Hirashin
 
I would use both versions of A, B, and D. C doesn't sound wrong, so the reason I wouldn't use it is probably just my dialect.
 
I would always use 'have' not 'got' and would probably leave out the 'out' in c1
The out is not wrong, but it is assumed in the phrase.
 
Thanks for the help, Stavecrow.

would always use 'have' not 'got' and would probably leave out the 'out' in c1
The out is not wrong, but it is assumed in the phrase.

I didn't know British people don't say "I got a bad tooth pulled/taken out", etc... That seems to be a regional difference between the U.K. and the U.S.

Is it that you say "I had a bad tooth drawn." Right?
 
I would probably say
"I had a bad tooth taken out"
Using "drawn" sounds a little old fashioned, but still correct.
 
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