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If i have a partial glossectomy of the tongue, will it be possible to regenerate the nerves?

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Dr. Arthur Heller answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

What's gone is gone: The part of the tongue that remains still has all of its nerve supply; the part that is removed is gone, and the nerves that supplied that part as well.

Answered 8/8/2012

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A member asked:

If i have a partial glossectomy of the tongue, will it be possible to regenerate the nerves?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Arthur Heller answered

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