I had my lower wisom tooth taken out last friday, it was horrid. I was in the chair for an hour and a half and it had to be drilled many times because the dentist couldn't get it out. So a wk on, i havn't had stitches removed yet, half my mouth and tongue are still numb. I havn't been able to eat solids for a week, my mouth feels like something died inside it.
I asked the dentist and he said because of what had to be done, they put in a lot of anaesthetic and it may take a week for it to go. I can't talk or eat properly and it's still painfull.
Anyone else had a similar experience?
2007-06-02 05:39:04 · 4 answers · asked by Rachel S 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Yes, I have. It can take a long time for anesthetics to totally leave the area where they were used. They work to some degree by gravity (I don't really claim to understand this, but this is what I've heard at least three dentists say), and it simply takes time for the body to get them out as a result. I still have a tiny numb spot on my tongue from one experience like this over a year ago (although I'm reasonably certain the dentist hit a nerve in this case). Give it more time, be careful when you eat (of course), and drink lots of fluids to enable your body to remove the substances.
I would also suggest that for any major dental work in the future, you should ask to be put under general sedation (sort of like being put to sleep for the process, but it's a lighter sort of sedation); you've shown a sensitivity to anesthetics, so the less you have to use, the better.
Good luck.
2007-06-02 05:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is no normal, but you should have called the dentist by now and informed him that you have lingering parasthesia. It can be caused by several things. 1. The nerve may have been severed, usually the nerve will find its way back to the other end and the feeling will eventually return. The key word being eventually. it can tak anywhere from 1 month to several years to return to completely normal. with the period in between being accompanying by an itchy feeling. 2. (or secondly) you may have had a small internal hemotoma (or bleed-out ) in the area where the shot is given. The clot surrounds the nerve and other structures and chokes them off. This can be more serious because it can lead to an infection and the infection must be treated aggressively if it develops.
Either way, give him a call let him know. The area that is anesthized should be mapped out with diagams, so that it can be periodically evaluated for improvement. He may want to send your for a MRI or CAT scan so you know if its a hematoma or other.
So it is not normal, but it does happen often enough so that it can be kept under control if the dentist is informed
Good luck
2007-06-02 05:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by dre 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Continue with rinsing with salt water, try to distract yourself with other activities, the feeling will go away. Enjoy the moment as there isn't a chance in your whole lifetime when you will extract 4 wisdom teeth again ;)
2016-04-01 11:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine was numb and hurt a tiny bit for a while due to the swelling. When the swelling goes down, feeling should return.
2007-06-02 05:48:52 · answer #4 · answered by mikeburns55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋