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Had Wisdom Teeth Removed. Numbness In Corner Of Bottom Lip And Chin, Feeling Swollen. Anything To Do?
Hello, I had Surgery just this Morning to get My All of my Wisdom Teeth and 12 Year Molars Removed. The appointment was at 8:15 in the Morning and all Numbness has gone except from the corners of my bottom lip down to my chin, it also feels swollen. So is thete anything I can do about this but wait and put an Ice Bag on and off of it?
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Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The effect of local anaesthetic solution usually lasts for a max.period of 24hours.
So,nothing to worry.
Overdose of LA solution injected can also lead to such condition.
Avoid lip biting as it can result injure your lips which in turn can cause bleeding.
Take rest.
Complete course of medicines has to be administered.
Take care.
Thanks for posting your query.
The effect of local anaesthetic solution usually lasts for a max.period of 24hours.
So,nothing to worry.
Overdose of LA solution injected can also lead to such condition.
Avoid lip biting as it can result injure your lips which in turn can cause bleeding.
Take rest.
Complete course of medicines has to be administered.
Take care.
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Hello & welcome,
Numbness in the corner of bottom of lip & chin here might be due to residual effect of local anesthesia.
You just will have to take care of not biting your lip or you may injure it unless total effect of local anesthesia subsides.
If this numbness remains even 24 Hrs after the surgery, then you should visit your dentist & get thoroughly examined to rule out any nerve injury during the surgery which is common complication during wisdom tooth removal procedure.
Keep oral hygiene optimum.
Take Care.
Numbness in the corner of bottom of lip & chin here might be due to residual effect of local anesthesia.
You just will have to take care of not biting your lip or you may injure it unless total effect of local anesthesia subsides.
If this numbness remains even 24 Hrs after the surgery, then you should visit your dentist & get thoroughly examined to rule out any nerve injury during the surgery which is common complication during wisdom tooth removal procedure.
Keep oral hygiene optimum.
Take Care.
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hello,
Normally while extracting impacted wisdom teeth, the dentist has to give a local anaesthetic solution to make your one side of the jaw numb.
There is one nerve called inferior alveolar nerve running below the wisdom tooth in the lower jaw. While extracting tooth sometimes, there can be trauma caused to this nerve, which if only bruised, numbness can be recovered within few months. but if the trauma caused to nerve is severe, then healing would be limited. But, you have to consult your dentist for evaluation and give necessary treatment and medications available.
Sometimes it can be also due to the residual effect of local anaesthetic solution, which goes off after few days.
take care...
Normally while extracting impacted wisdom teeth, the dentist has to give a local anaesthetic solution to make your one side of the jaw numb.
There is one nerve called inferior alveolar nerve running below the wisdom tooth in the lower jaw. While extracting tooth sometimes, there can be trauma caused to this nerve, which if only bruised, numbness can be recovered within few months. but if the trauma caused to nerve is severe, then healing would be limited. But, you have to consult your dentist for evaluation and give necessary treatment and medications available.
Sometimes it can be also due to the residual effect of local anaesthetic solution, which goes off after few days.
take care...
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hi and welcome to HCM'
dont worry friend...its just the after effect of the anaesthetic agent that had numbed your senses when you were having the extraction.would go away in a day or so..but take care not to bite your lips as it would complicate the situation.
follow the post operative instructions and take your course of medications on time.
wish u an uneventful extraction
tc... :)
dont worry friend...its just the after effect of the anaesthetic agent that had numbed your senses when you were having the extraction.would go away in a day or so..but take care not to bite your lips as it would complicate the situation.
follow the post operative instructions and take your course of medications on time.
wish u an uneventful extraction
tc... :)
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Dear friend.
Thanks for sharing your concern.
numbness in the lips and chin are caused due to injury to nerve fib res and their endings.
you can wait and watch for few days, as it takes several days for nerves to regenerate.But be sure that it will recover.
Meanwhile just follow post extraction instructions religiously so that any kind of infection can be prevented.
Hope it helps.
Thanks.
Take care.
Thanks for sharing your concern.
numbness in the lips and chin are caused due to injury to nerve fib res and their endings.
you can wait and watch for few days, as it takes several days for nerves to regenerate.But be sure that it will recover.
Meanwhile just follow post extraction instructions religiously so that any kind of infection can be prevented.
Hope it helps.
Thanks.
Take care.
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Hi,
Nothing to worry.
Feeling of swelling might be due to some effect of local anesthesia which remains for few hours.
Go for follow up and get examined.
After examination he may go for short course of antibiotic medicine.
Ok and take care.
Nothing to worry.
Feeling of swelling might be due to some effect of local anesthesia which remains for few hours.
Go for follow up and get examined.
After examination he may go for short course of antibiotic medicine.
Ok and take care.
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