What to do if i have numbness on bottom lip/chin after wisdom teeth surgery?

Possible nerve damag: Any extraction of a lower wisdom tooth has a slight risk of paresthesia (altered feeling). This usually involves the chin and lip, sometimes the tongue. The nerve supplying sensation to these areas was possibly bruised and needs time to heal. This could take a few days to many months, but you almost always regain normal sensation. If the extraction was done recently, a course of oral steroids

Paresthesia: Not an uncommon complication of wisdom tooth surgery. Your Oral Surgeon Specialist should have discussed this possibility with you before surgery. Most often the nerve transmission difficulty is transient, but it's sometimes permanent. Talk this over with the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who did your surgery.

Temporary numbness: Numbness after wisdom teeth extraction is common. This condition should disappear shortly, though it could last for a few hours, day, or even months. See your surgeon for mapping and short term administration of prednisone/steroids ASAP.

Call surgeon: Does your oral surgeon know you have this post-operative condition? They need to know immediately. Please call them.

Paresthesia: Not uncommon. Usually transient. I'm sure if you were treated by an Oral Surgeon that this was discussed with you before the surgery. For more information contact your Oral Surgeon.