Ever since I had four impacted teeth extracted, there was a lot of trauma. I have a bruised nerve and my bottom gums are numb. One of the side effects of this trauma was that my mouth, inner cheeks, and gums got all red or irritated with burning sensations and dryness. My mouth literally felt like it was burning. What do I have and how do I treat it?
2006-09-01 09:55:20 · 1 answers · asked by Cherrigirl22 1 in Health ➔ Dental
It looks like at least for your lower wisdom teeth, the tooth and roots were sitting fairly close to the nerve, so your dentist had to be careful when removing these teeth that it did not damage the nerve. But in some instances, it's unavoidable to cause some damage. You have a condition called paresthesia which is numbness which can occur on your tongue, lips, gums and/or chin. It can last a few days to a few months, or sometimes it can be permanent. You should definitely call back your dentist/surgeon for a follow up appointment if it's been several months and there has been no improvement. The numbness coupled with a burning sensation/dryness could be contributed to something else and that should be checked out as well.
2006-09-05 07:10:26 · answer #1 · answered by dmdgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is sounds like you may have an infection. Go back to the dentist and get checked out.
2006-09-01 10:04:10 · answer #2 · answered by MAD MEL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋