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PROBABLE LINGUAL/MANDIBULAR NERVE DAMAGE
An oral surgeon, after being asked by a dentist, extracted my lower left wisdom tooth 12 days ago by cutting the bone and gave me stitches. 4-5 days after the surgery when pain reduced significantly and I could start focusing on feeling things inside my mouth, I realised that left half of tongue had become numb. Ever since it's been like that- no improvement. The left half always feels like it has got burnt in something hot like hot tea and gives me tickling sensation all the time. I think the oral surgeon might have damaged some nerve permanently. I am very scared and dead angry at him. If the surgeon was not capable enough of performing the surgery in a way an expert should, he shouldn't have done it. He has put my life and career at a great risk. I was also not given any idea/information about post-surgical risks & complications, as I might have changed my mind (to save time by visiting a nearby dentist) and would have gone to Fortis, Gurgaon where I have visited many times in past.
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what did fortis hospital dentist say....im askin coz he asessed ur problem physically
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You need to be patient because what you are experiencing is called as paraesthesia and is not an uncommon sequel of third molar extraction of the lower jaw. I guess you had posted your query sometime back also on Practo and the dentist might have told you that the X-ray picture that you have posted is not very clear. As you can see yourself the roots of that tooth are quite curved more than the curvature of other teeth and they are very close to the nerve canal. This is an Anatomical condition over which neither the patient nor the dentist has any control, and it also does not change the treatment plan. All you need to understand about paraesthesia is that it is a temporary sensation because of a partial injury to the nerve but it will definitely heal back although because nerve is a slow healing tissue this healing period is variable amongst patients and can vary from a few days to a few weeks. This paraesthesia does not lead to a loss of any function like speaking or chewing and is only a sensation that keeps troubling you as a distraction. You can take supplements like neurobion but the actual healing will depend upon the nerve itself and is not dependent upon the medications as such. Without even knowing the dentist who performed the procedure, all I can say is that this is not because of negligence or incompetency of the operating surgeon but is because of the anatomical position of your own tooth in proximity to your own nerve. Doctors are also humans and they cannot change such factors. Have patience.... it will be absolutely fine.... Regards.
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It seems during the procedure the lingual nerve may have been irritated. This can occur sometimes when the tooth is impacted in a certain way or during injection procedure or the extraction. Most importantly , there is no need to worry. Most of these cases resolve with time. The tingling sensations you feel are coming from the nerve. You will have to be patient as the nerves take a very long time to regenerate. Could be upto 6weeks or more also.
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Please add a vitamin like neurobion forte for 2months or so as it helps in regeneration of the nerve.
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