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COMPLICATIONS POST EXTRACTION
If a dentist recommends her patient for Wisdom tooth extraction, shouldn't she tell the patient about possible post-surgical risks and complications that may arise so that the patient might consider meeting an experienced and expert oral surgeon? My dentist didn't tell me any except for that the surgery would be painless and that it won't take more than 10 mins. It has been 4 WEEKS since the extraction of my lower left wisdom tooth and (1) my mouth still opens only ~65%, (2) left half of tongue is still completely numb, (3) left half of tongue has annoying burning/tickling sensation, (4)upper portion of left half of tongue pains while trying to twist tongue upwards or sideways, (5) taste is also lost partially and sometimes while eating some things I feel like vomiting, (6) due to problems in tongue mentioned above I can't speak normally as I used to before the extraction, (7) while doing mouth opening exercises I feel and hear 'cut' sound in my bone near/around the extraction site.
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Looks like lingual nerve parasthesia after third molar surgery ..difficult To predict before surgery ..might require steriods and vit b 12 for few months
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Its take few months tp recover ..
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Going by the description that you have mentioned it seems that you are suffering from lingual nerve paraesthesia. It is one of the complications of lower wisdom tooth extraction and is not quite uncommon. It is a reversible condition but the healing period varies from patient to patient and can range from few days to a few weeks. You are right that it should have been explained to you as a potentiality in advance but please understand that doctors are also humans and an x-ray does not give the entire picture, and practically speaking, such sequel cannot always be predicted. The only advise we can give you now is to have patience till the healing is over. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Regards.
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