NUMB CHIN AND LOWER LIP

[numbchin56]

HAD LOWER LEFT WISDOM TOOTH OUT TUESDAY AND NOW IT IS SEVEN DAYS LATER AND STILL HAVE LEFT LOWER LIP AND LEFT SIDE OF CHIN NUMBNESS AND FRONT LOWER TEETH AND GUM ON INSIDE ALSO..GOING BACK TO ORAL SURGEON ON THURSDAY TO SEE WHAT HE SAYS..ALSO ALTHOUGH THERE IS THE NUMBNESS I HAVE PERIODIC ITCHING FEELING AND CRAWLEY FEELINGS IN MY CHIN AND LIP, DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE INFERIOR ALVELOAR NERVE DAMAGE..WILL IT GET BETTER  IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN TAKE TO HELP THIS SITUATION..THANKS FOR THE HELP

[marghespos]

Aprilchristine
Thank you for answering my question.. It's just so hard to know what to expect with this kind of thing bc everyone is different in the healing process.. Me, well I am 5 weeks post surgery and still numb, I am expiriencing what they call hypersensitivity and it ***** !! Well it doesn't hurt, it's just a weird feeling. My chin and lip are very tingly, itchy, crawly, burning, all that good stuff. My oral surgeon did testing and said I should recover 100% within 6 months. I guess only time will tell. I have the left side wisdom tooth coming in, he did X-ray and said it lays close to the nerve as well, so he is just going to take the crown out and leave the roots, and if they begin to give me problems in the future, then it will give the roots time to position away from the nerve and he'll extract . Then I have 2 upper wisdom teeth. They don't bother me, yet..... I'm not sure weather to take them out or not

[Jamg]

I'm going through a lot of dental work And it sounds like you have nerve damage friend m the dental injection.
You only have two years to sue from the date it happen.
The dentist will not tell you the truth.
I have dental nerve damage and it don't go away I would contact a lawyer and see a neurologist.

Good luck with you.

[FaithSunsets5]

My nephew had his wisdom teeth extracted recently.  His lower wisdom teeth were near the nerve.  He was still having problems with numbness and feeling of swelling 3-4 weeks out.  He was given a round of steroid and is feeling back to normal.  I hope this may help someone.  I think it helped him because it was given early enough.  It doesn't hurt to try.

[Aprilchristine]

I noticed from the beginning that my smile wasn't exactly symmetrical, meaning that if I smiled really big, one side of my lower lip was lower than the other. It never worsened as time passed. It seems to be resolved now.

[marghespos]

Hi aprilchristine!!
Just wanted to thank you for sharing your update and congratulate you on your progress:) I have a question . You said you had a crooked smile .. When did that start ? And did it get worse as time passed ?

[Aprilchristine]

Hello, all. It's been a while since I have posted, but I promised to always check back here and report, so I try to come back every few months. It's been two years and four months since my wisdom tooth removal. The first few weeks were horrible, the first few months extremely difficult, mostly from fear that this condition would be permanent. I couldn't imagine having the paresthesia the rest of my life! I just wanted to offer some hope and let you all know that even though I haven't regained all of my normal sensations in my chin, it is a LOT better and before I got on here tonight, I don't think I even noticed the slight numbness at all today. And I feel confident that by next year, I will be even better. Even this past summer, my smile was just slightly crooked, but the family pictures we took this fall, no crooked smile! To me that tells me that even though I can't necessarily tell a difference from this past summer, my nerves are continuing to heal.  If you are going through this, you may feel completely discouraged that your life will never get back to normal, but I am here to say that it is possible, and I pray that will be the case for you all who are experiencing this as well. Have a blessed and Merry Christmas!

[Timeheals60]

Hi Aprilchristine,
I sent you a private message with a question about your further recovery. Can I also ask about any residual tightness you feel?  Has this improved steadily over the last six months?  You mentioned slight numbness but do you still notice tightness when you move your mouth?
Many thanks and continued healing.

[Aprilchristine]

There is tightness still with movement which is probably my most lingering symptom. But I think it has loosened some, which is why I think my smile isn't a little different on one side anymore.

[marghespos]

Guess no one is on here any more :(