Nerve damage from wisdom teeth extraction?
I’m suffering from damage done to a sensory nerve during a wisdom teeth extraction surgery a little over a week ago. My bottom gums, bottom lip, and most of my chin are completely numb. I’ve learned that the timetable for recovery is anywhere from a few weeks to a few years. My oral surgeon told me it is too soon to tell if it will be permanent. If you have suffered from this type of injury, how long did it take you to make a full recovery? Is there any medication or treatment that might aid in repairing the nerves? My OS doesn’t seem to want to tell me anything, and it’s frustrating.
Nerve injury during an extraction, though rare, does happen. It is, in most cases, due to no neglegence of the dentist. When tooth roots are close to the mandibular nerve on the lower jaw, sometimes it is difficult to remove the tooth without bruising the nerve. Most dentists, especially an oral surgeon, have patients read over and sign an informed consent stating this, BEFORE surgery.
The only treatment that I have have ever seen to speed up the process is when a dentist I worked for used a machine called a Periolase on the patients jaw. Though its true use is to treat periodontal disease, it has been proven to help with this numbness after oral surgery. I had a patient have the same numbness happen to her, and after about 3 treatments with this machine, her feeling came back. These machines are few and far between but you might check around. Probably the reason he doesn’t seem to want to tell you anything, is because he really can’t tell you anything. There hasn’t, as far as I have ever heard, been a way to speed up the nerve healing. He is right. It can be a few weeks to a few years. You just can’t tell.
I would hire an attorney and get ready to sew them, because that is just bad. I hope you do recover soon. Dentist need to be gentle, after all there is no need to be so rough, just got to be patient to give the best care in treatment. I wouldn’t deal with them anymore, you go ahead and visit another dental office and ask for advice. If you cant get any answers, because they back each other up, seek legal advice fast…Take care and good luck…
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Well i was still numb for a few months but didnt have nerve damage..and my friend took like 9 months to feel hers again..but i mean before they do surgery and have papers you fill out it says on there that you could get nerve damage which is why it could be risky and also the person that did my surgery explained it making sure i still wanted to have it done…sometimes its not even nerve damage and you just take longer to recover…it took me awhile…i hope yours isnt permanent..and that you recover soon.
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Nerve injury during an extraction, though rare, does happen. It is, in most cases, due to no neglegence of the dentist. When tooth roots are close to the mandibular nerve on the lower jaw, sometimes it is difficult to remove the tooth without bruising the nerve. Most dentists, especially an oral surgeon, have patients read over and sign an informed consent stating this, BEFORE surgery.
The only treatment that I have have ever seen to speed up the process is when a dentist I worked for used a machine called a Periolase on the patients jaw. Though its true use is to treat periodontal disease, it has been proven to help with this numbness after oral surgery. I had a patient have the same numbness happen to her, and after about 3 treatments with this machine, her feeling came back. These machines are few and far between but you might check around. Probably the reason he doesn’t seem to want to tell you anything, is because he really can’t tell you anything. There hasn’t, as far as I have ever heard, been a way to speed up the nerve healing. He is right. It can be a few weeks to a few years. You just can’t tell.
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Dental assistant for over 10 years and was an oral surgery and implant assistant for many of those years
The best website you can go to, in order to find out everything on specialist wisdom teeth removal, costs, stories related to wisdom teeth, post operative care, as well as newsletters about wisdom teeth, is http://www.oceansurgical.com.au …. Good luck, I hope everything goes well for you! And remember, only go to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon to have your wisdom teeth removed. You can find out about OM surgeons in your Australian town by going to http://www.anzaoms.org
Numbness goes away after 3/12 but take Berocca or some high dosse B6 multivitamin
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Sew them
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