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After Wisdom tooth extraction
I had tooth extracted last 2 mount back it was deep 3rd molar tooth under my jaws.after extraction I was okie but lip numbness jaw stifness and mouth less opening and light pain and a ulcer in other end had been occur please help
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Might be during extraction your inferior alveolar nerve got hit
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Please visit your dentist he will prescribe medicine for numbness
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It will take 4-6 months in recovery of nerve damage
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it happens after tooth extraction.. numbness usually takes 3-4 months to be normal.. but u need to do mouth opening exercises by placing 3-4 fingers, u must feel the stretch and try to keep it for 10sec likes that .. and continue after every 10-15 mins to reduce the stiffness.. and normalises the opening u used to have ..
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Keep doing warm saline rinses 2-3 times atleast a day for a month
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For ulcer..use dolo gel-CT,,
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Dr. Kirti Raina
Dentist
5 yrs exp
Jammu
May be nerve get pressesd during extraction..need not no worry...u just do warm saline rinses and do exercises of mouth opening .. try to put three fingers in your mouth ..it will gonna be ok after 1 to 2 months
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Dr. Dhanush C V
Dentist
4 yrs exp
Bangalore
It might be due to close association of your extracted tooth to underlying nerve . Inferior alveolar nerve takes time to heal .
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Practice mouth opening exercise as advised by your Doctor
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Tab Neurobion Forte helps in faster Recovery
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