Nere damage in the lower mouth after hasvng tooth pulled?

Oral surgeon: Consult an oral surgeon for proper treatment. Depending on the symptoms and amount of time lapsed since the tooth extraction the treatment varies.

Fairly common: Nerve damage is common as many teeth and the infections associated with those teeth are located around the nerves. Fortunately, the numbness usually comes back as your body heals. It may take awhile (weeks even months). Sometimes not all the way but at least you got rid of the infection or bothered tooth.

What is the question: On occasion temporary or even permanent nerve damage may occur due to the proximity of the tooth roots to major nerves, consult your dentist before treatment to see if it applies to your situation.

It's possible : Temporary or permenant nerve damage is possible after extraction of some lower teeth. As we go futher back in the mouth, the chance increases.

Rare occasions: Proximity of tooth removed to mandibular and mental nerve can cause damage. Nerve damage can be reversible to irreversible. If your senses or feeling does not return within 6 months to a year, the damage could be permanent. There's a chance feeling can return after a year or so but percentage is low.

Ask your surgeon: The person who can accurately tell you the amount of nerve damage is your surgeon.For example, pushing a nerve out of the way during surgery is very different than severing a nerve, the former will give yoy tingling and slight tissue numbness that will eventually be back to normal, while the latter will give you total numbness that will never recover. And there are all degrees in between.

Nerve Damage: The nerve running through the lower jaw is called the inferior alveolar nerve. Damage to this nerve is possible but rarely occurs from extractions. X-rays show the location of the nerve is and your dentist can talk to you about any risks. Surgeons tend to stay away from wisdom teeth who's roots are wrapped around the nerve bundle unless there are compelling reasons for it's removal.