i had a tooth pulled yesterday, my dentist warned me that it is near a nerve and if damaged could possible result in numbness in my lip/gums/tongue & chin.
it looked like a simple extraction & she said it shouldn't happen but if she was concerned she would refer me to a surgeon......the extraction took about 40 minutes because it wasnt as simple as it seemed.
i now have numbness in the left side of my chin under my lip, it doesnt affect any other part of my mouth (thank god) like i read in peoples stories, just a small patch of my chin that feels strange when i touch it.
has anyone had similar problems? if so how long (if ever) did it take to go away?...i know this is like the "how long is a piece of string" question as it can take days/weeks/months/forever, just wondering as mine seems like a mild case
thanks
p.s. sorry for any typos :)
2007-11-02 06:20:26 · 5 answers · asked by jindivik321 2 in Health ➔ Dental
Every dentist needs to make every patient aware of the possibility of a paresthesia whenever giving a mandibular block injection. The chances of it happening are usually slim but if the nerve running along the lower part of the jaw gets entangled with the root tips or if they should pierce the nerve or even graze it patients can have the numbness in the lip, cheek or tongue, or all of them. In some instances the paresthesia will gradually decrease and the patient will notice more feeling coming back in the area. Your dentist or Oral Surgeon should be made aware of your situation so they can monitor that for you, and if they have any recommendations for you, now would be the time . In our practice it has happened 2x in the past 24 years. Both patients regained complete function within a couple of months and the feeling came back gradually with no residual affects.
2007-11-02 06:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dental Paresthesia
2016-11-13 20:14:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm really sorry for what you are going through, let me tell last month my dentist pulled out 3 of my tooth (the wisdom tooch) and it took more than 40 minutes to remove one of then, actually it let a huge hole it was really traumatic, and when I got home I had the same sensation you have, I had to take pills (antibiotic and inflammatory) for 8 days to be OK. And the numbness disappear after 24 hours.
So if you after 24 hours are still feeling that bad, call your dentist and let him know. and by the way you should be taking some pills.
Good Luck and get better soon.
2007-11-02 06:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by Flaca II 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you still on this site, i wonder if it got better for you as i am going through the same thing.
2013-10-19 04:43:40 · answer #4 · answered by Bonnie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your guess would be as good as anyone's.
2007-11-02 06:24:07 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋