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PAIN AND NUMBNESS FOLLOWING TOOTH AND ROOT EXTRACTION

  • 22-03-2011 4:32pm
    #1
    Dogwhisperer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi,

    I had a tooth extraction and root extraction about 7 weeks ago and have had continuous numbness and altered sensation and intermittent pain ever since. I was told that I would not know if this was permanent for a bout 18 months. Am very worried about this as part of my jaw, gums, teeth and lips are all affected by this and still feel numb. And I also find it hard to tell if food or drinks are hot or not on this side of my mouth. Has this happened to anyone else and did it get better? Would really appreciate any feedback on this. Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    hg03 eyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭hg03 eyu


    Numbness is a well recognised complication of extraction of lower wisdom teeth.

    However it is rare affecting maybe one in three hundred cases.

    In particular if the wisdom tooth is not fully erupted or impacted against the tooth in front then the roots of the wisdom tooth may be very close to the nerve so when the tooth is extracted the nerve is severed leaving the patient with a numb lower lip on one side


  • #3
    Big_G
    Moderators Posts: 1,589 ✭✭✭Big_G


    This could also have been the root of a lower second molar or lower premolar. These are both much less likely, though.


  • #4
    Dogwhisperer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭Dogwhisperer


    Hi,
    Thank you both for your posts. Hopefully the pain and numbness will eventually go away. I guess its a matter now of just waiting to see that happens.


  • #5
    Big_G
    Moderators Posts: 1,589 ✭✭✭Big_G


    Sensory nerve grows at up to 10mm a year, therefore damaged nerve can take up to 18 months to repair. If the nerve has been significantly damaged, there are surgical techniques that can be used to repair the nerve. You should ask your surgeon/dentist to refer you to a consultant oral/maxillofacial surgeon in order to be assessed.


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