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Suggest Treatment For Impacted Wisdom Tooth

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Posted on Thu, 7 Jul 2016
Question: I have hemi facial spasms and an impacted wisdom tooth same side could they be connected?
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Answered by Dr. Dariush Saghafi (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It is possible

Detailed Answer:
Good evening. The short answer is YES....it is possible that in your case the presence of an impacted wisdom tooth is causing enough irritation of the dental nerves to result in hemifacial spasms.

However, it is just as likely that the spasms and wisdom tooth impaction are coincidental events.

I would say that if your impacted tooth is bothering you to any extent or is infected then, you lose nothing...and in fact, are doing yourself a favor by having it removed to see if the facial spasms will resolve. On the other hand, if this would be more of an elective type of surgery in the face of no pain, no infection, and no distress to any other neighboring teeth (unusual) then, getting the procedure done is not imminently emergent and therefore, I think you would have to convince yourself that the 2 were related so as not to be disappointed if the hemifacial spasms don't stop.

If your question was adequately responded to could you do this lad a favor and not forget to CLOSE THE QUERY if you've no more questions?

I sincerely hope you start to feel a bit better and are able to take advantage of the information I mention in order to obtain the best treatment possible and start turning things around.

This query has utilized a total of 14 minutes of professional time in research, review, and synthesis for the purpose of formulating a return statement.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Dariush Saghafi

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Suggest Treatment For Impacted Wisdom Tooth

Brief Answer: It is possible Detailed Answer: Good evening. The short answer is YES....it is possible that in your case the presence of an impacted wisdom tooth is causing enough irritation of the dental nerves to result in hemifacial spasms. However, it is just as likely that the spasms and wisdom tooth impaction are coincidental events. I would say that if your impacted tooth is bothering you to any extent or is infected then, you lose nothing...and in fact, are doing yourself a favor by having it removed to see if the facial spasms will resolve. On the other hand, if this would be more of an elective type of surgery in the face of no pain, no infection, and no distress to any other neighboring teeth (unusual) then, getting the procedure done is not imminently emergent and therefore, I think you would have to convince yourself that the 2 were related so as not to be disappointed if the hemifacial spasms don't stop. If your question was adequately responded to could you do this lad a favor and not forget to CLOSE THE QUERY if you've no more questions? I sincerely hope you start to feel a bit better and are able to take advantage of the information I mention in order to obtain the best treatment possible and start turning things around. This query has utilized a total of 14 minutes of professional time in research, review, and synthesis for the purpose of formulating a return statement.