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Harpsgrl - 10 Dec 2004 03:47 GMT

I had a root canal this past Tuesday, December 7th. By the time I went to bed
that night most of the numbness had worn off. The next morning the right side
of my tongue was still numb. I called my dentist and according to him this
isn't to uncommon and to be patient and it will go away. When he injected me
before the procedure I felt an electrical shock through my tongue. The root
canal was on my lower right side. I believe it was # 30. It is now the
evening of the 9th and my tongue is still numb. Should I be concerned?

"Some days I feel like my shadow's casting me"
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W_B - 10 Dec 2004 15:05 GMT

> I believe it was # 30. It is now the
>evening of the 9th and my tongue is still numb. Should I be concerned?

No, sensation will most likely return.
Give it some time.

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Dave King - 10 Dec 2004 15:11 GMT

>I had a root canal this past Tuesday, December 7th. By the time I went to bed
>that night most of the numbness had worn off. The next morning the right side
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>"Some days I feel like my shadow's casting me"
> Warren Zevon

Be patient. This often takes some time to resolve but rarely is it
permanent. It sounds as if the injection was very close to the lingual
nerve. Has your taste sensation diminished?

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Harpsgrl - 11 Dec 2004 02:49 GMT

>Has your taste sensation diminished?

No problem tasting. Thank you for responding. You helped ease my mind. Kind
of sad that I got more info from here than from my Doctor.

"Some days I feel like my shadow's casting me"
Warren Zevon

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Alexander Vasserman DDS - 11 Dec 2004 21:18 GMT

It will eventually come back may take some time few days to several
months in some cases even a year.
The electrical shock means the needle pushed on the nerve, what are the
odds??? If this was a lottery you won the jack pot.
What did your dentist say?

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Adenosine - 11 Dec 2004 21:34 GMT

>It will eventually come back may take some time few days to several
>months in some cases even a year.
>The electrical shock means the needle pushed on the nerve, what are the
>odds??? If this was a lottery you won the jack pot.
>What did your dentist say?

'Won the jack pot'

I had this happen to me twice in a row!!

Mine just said 'sorry for the electric shock'.

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Harpsgrl - 11 Dec 2004 22:21 GMT

>What did your dentist say?

He said be patient but didn't give much background.

> If this was a lottery you won the jack pot.

I'd rather be a loser in this case.

"Some days I feel like my shadow's casting me"
Warren Zevon

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StovePipe - 12 Dec 2004 07:56 GMT

> Be patient. This often takes some time to resolve but rarely is it
> permanent. It sounds as if the injection was very close to the lingual
> nerve. Has your taste sensation diminished?

If I may ask: if this were my patient, I'd probably be putting her on
steroids to reduce the inflammation. Does this actually help.
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Alexander Vasserman DDS - 12 Dec 2004 08:52 GMT

There are some studies that say it helps but for a needle injury it's
probably an overkill.
I would probably place the patient on steroids if this was due to 3rd
molar removal.

If it makes you feel any better I had nerve injury 3 times in my life.

1st was due to Bell's Palsy I was place on steroids for that one. It
took 6-8 months to get movement in my facial muscles on one side of my
face.
2nd was when I had my wisdom teeth removed. Injury was on one side and
I did not have sensation for about a year and a half.
3rd was to an injury I sustained which cut part of the infra-orbital
nerve and portion of the greater palantine. Can't feel upper right
front teeth right side of the upper lip and right cheek and lower
eyelid, and upper right palate. I've had some partial sensation (i'd
rather it either fully return or stay numb) but it's been 7 years now
not fun.

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StovePipe - 12 Dec 2004 14:56 GMT

> There are some studies that say it helps but for a needle injury it's
> probably an overkill.
> I would probably place the patient on steroids if this was due to 3rd
> molar removal.

OK, good got it.

> If it makes you feel any better I had nerve injury 3 times in my life.
>
> 1st was due to Bell's Palsy I was place on steroids for that one. It
> took 6-8 months to get movement in my facial muscles on one side of my
> face.

At least you got it back.

> 2nd was when I had my wisdom teeth removed. Injury was on one side and
> I did not have sensation for about a year and a half.
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> rather it either fully return or stay numb) but it's been 7 years now
> not fun.

Hay-Zeus de Nazereth... that is SOME pedigree. Being a
surgically-oriented dentist must surely help you accept the state of
affairs better than an ordinary patient would. I have a small spot like
that on the index of my left hand (arguement with a meat slicer when I
was working in a bar while in Montreal). I agree that total absence of
feeling would be preferable to the pins-and-needles feeling of partial
sensation.

Who knows? You might get some of the sensation back if there can be any
collateral sprouting in the area. I tend to feel that my index is
getting better over the years, but it is a slow process.

Thanks for the info and the background.
SP

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