What Are the Symptoms and Treatments for Nerve Injury Caused by Wisdom Tooth Extraction?
Generally, wisdom tooth extraction causing nerve damage can result in numbness of the lower lip, loss of sensation in the mandibular teeth, or numbness or taste dysfunction in half of the tongue. In most cases, it can heal by itself, or vitamin B1 and B2 can be taken to promote recovery. If partial nerve rupture occurs, nerve anastomosis surgery is required.
1. After wisdom tooth extraction causes nerve damage, patients may experience numbness in the left cheek, tongue, lower lip, and mandible, along with unclear speech. The left half of the tongue and lower gum may have abnormal retraction reactions within 24 hours, but articulation difficulties persist, and the tongue may be bitten multiple times during chewing.
2. Difficulty swallowing, symptoms such as food reflux, belching, and weight loss. There are no symptoms on the right side of the face, mouth, and throat. After one month, when the patient chews food in the surgical area, there may be severe radiating pain in both sides of the jaw toward the ear.
1. After traction injury to the mandibular nerve without severance, nerve function can recover within a few months. If severed, it can cause numbness or sensory abnormalities in the lower lip and cheek, which are difficult to recover, and immediate nerve anastomosis surgery is required.
2. Extraction of mandibular wisdom teeth can damage the inferior alveolar nerve. Drugs that prevent edema and decompression should be administered immediately, along with drugs that promote nerve recovery. It is recommended to eat light and digestible foods.
