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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2006Post surgery question
Hi! I need a professional opinion from you, if you would do me that favor. My daughter had all 4 wisdom teeth extracted on 9-11. She was awake during the entire procedure, with a local anesthetic given via injection. As of today her tongue is still numb, although she is now feeling some tingling in it, although slight. The doctor performing the extraction told her not to worry as it can take up to 5 weeks for the senses in her tongue to return to normal. Is this true? TIA! ;-) > Hi! I need a professional opinion from you, if you would do me that > favor. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > TIA! ;-) Yes. It may even take longer than that. My readings seem to suggest that slight nerve damage to the tongue is less likely to lead to permanent alteration in sensation than damage to the inferior alveolar nerve (which would lead to change in sensation to the lower lip). What say you, Dave? Steve The numbness of the the tongue after wisdom teeth extraction is not unusual. It is cause by truma to the inferior alveolar nerve, probably because the lower wisdom teeth were deeply impacted. Tingling is good news. That means the nerve is healing. The sensation will gradually come back. [AdvanceAgent #367924] Games I am currently playing: http://uc.gamestotal.com/?in=367924 > Hi! I need a professional opinion from you, if you would do me that > favor. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > TIA! ;-) In case you want to read up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_alveolar_nerve [AdvanceAgent #367924] Games I am currently playing: http://uc.gamestotal.com/?in=367924 > The numbness of the the tongue after wisdom teeth extraction is not > unusual. It is cause by truma to the inferior alveolar nerve, probably [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > TIA! ;-) > In case you want to read up: > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > > > > TIA! ;-) Thanks AA and Steve! > The numbness of the the tongue after wisdom teeth extraction is not > unusual. It is cause by truma to the inferior alveolar nerve, probably > because the lower wisdom teeth were deeply impacted. Tingling in the tongue is from damage to the lingual rather than the inferior alveolar n. Either way, you're right that resolution of the symptoms is very likely. Steve > Tingling is good news. That means the nerve is healing. The sensation > will gradually come back. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >>TIA! ;-) Right Dr. B The lingual branch of the inferior alveolar nerve. [AdvanceAgent #367924] Games I am currently playing: http://uc.gamestotal.com/?in=367924 > > The numbness of the the tongue after wisdom teeth extraction is not > > unusual. It is cause by truma to the inferior alveolar nerve, probably [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >> > >>TIA! ;-) |
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