Little more “nerve” wracking after extracting the wizzies. But now I get to tell

Jan 26, 2022
8:17:58pm

timponyloco Starter

patients that my face has been numb for three years following a surgery. It’s slowly coming back but who knows if it will completely resolve. Infraorbital nerve.

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Dentists/Endodontists of CB — advice on parasthesia after root canal

Phaedrus

1/26/22 7:34pm

You're probably fine

byujacob

1/26/22 7:36pm

Haha I’m the worst

Phaedrus

1/26/22 7:37pm

It’s one of the main risks of a dental procedure. Giving anesthetic is

blackandblue

1/26/22 7:49pm

Yeah I definitely don’t blame the endo and saw it in pre-op paperwork.

Phaedrus

1/26/22 7:54pm

Yeah, it sounds like you are already recovering. That jolt you felt was the

byusage

1/26/22 7:49pm

Good rule of thumb:

Endocoug

1/26/22 7:50pm

Most likely from the injection since he felt that jolt on anesthesia

byusage

1/26/22 7:51pm

Tell me more about anesthesia and endodontics!

Endocoug

1/26/22 7:56pm

You’ll be fine. Shouldn’t be permanent. Nerve trauma from injection. Already

timponyloco

1/26/22 8:02pm

Thanks friend — even reiterating is nice reassurance!

Phaedrus

1/26/22 8:04pm

Considering the jolt I felt during injection, 99% sure that was it.

Phaedrus

1/26/22 7:52pm

I’ve had post op paresthesia on 3 patients, due to compression of the

EvoIXCOUG

1/26/22 7:54pm

Little more “nerve” wracking after extracting the wizzies. But now I get to tell

timponyloco

1/26/22 8:17pm

If you were already experiencing signs of tingling it is already healing. The

orazcoug

1/26/22 7:57pm

My dentist referred me out to a few endos because I have some infection deep

ByuImaginesDragons

1/26/22 11:08pm

I probably won’t share who I went to because this problem isn’t their fault

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