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Had All Wisdom Teeth Removed. Lips And Chin Is Numb. Normal?

Hi. I had all four wisdom teeth removed last Tuesday. The bottom two were really impacted, From what I understand they were hard to remove. My issue is the left side of my lip and chin is still numb...is this permanent? I feel a tingle in my lip and chin constantly...just need some reassurance,or at least begin to prepare myself.
Thu, 12 Sep 2013
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Hello, welcome to HCM forum for sharing your concern. It's not welcome, but is also not unusual that the nerve supplying sensation to the tooth, lip, chin could be injured during injection near the nerve or during extraction of impacted tooth. Instead of injecting near the nerve, the needle may injure the nerve, as it is blind procedure, and the dentist has to depend upon some external landmark in the oral cavity to reach near the nerve. Secondly the nerve can also be injured during extraction as the nerve passes just below the impacted tooth. This kind of nerve injury will lead to the complications same as you are suffering, called paresthesia. But good news is that this kind of nerve injury mostly heals within 2 weeks to 4 months depending upon the degree of injury. Permanent loss of sensation occurs when there is most of the nerve diameter is injured and that is very, very UNCOMMON. Wait for 2-3 weeks, if you are not feeling any improvement, consult your oral surgeon. He will prescribe some medicine which can aid in nerve healing. Careful about not to bite your numb lips. Hope, you will get well soon.
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Dentist,  Dr. Bhavin Jain's  Response
HI, THIS IS BCOS OF SLIGHTLY NURVE INJURY.THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED OF WORRY. IT WILL BE ALRIGHT WITH IN 3 WEEKS TO 5-6 MONTHS. IT CAN HAPPENS AFTER WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTION.BUT KEEP ONE THING IN MIND DURING NUMBNESS DONT BITE THE LIPS.
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Had All Wisdom Teeth Removed. Lips And Chin Is Numb. Normal?

Hello, welcome to HCM forum for sharing your concern. It s not welcome, but is also not unusual that the nerve supplying sensation to the tooth, lip, chin could be injured during injection near the nerve or during extraction of impacted tooth. Instead of injecting near the nerve, the needle may injure the nerve, as it is blind procedure, and the dentist has to depend upon some external landmark in the oral cavity to reach near the nerve. Secondly the nerve can also be injured during extraction as the nerve passes just below the impacted tooth. This kind of nerve injury will lead to the complications same as you are suffering, called paresthesia. But good news is that this kind of nerve injury mostly heals within 2 weeks to 4 months depending upon the degree of injury. Permanent loss of sensation occurs when there is most of the nerve diameter is injured and that is very, very UNCOMMON. Wait for 2-3 weeks, if you are not feeling any improvement, consult your oral surgeon. He will prescribe some medicine which can aid in nerve healing. Careful about not to bite your numb lips. Hope, you will get well soon.