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Jaydawg
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Hi, I new to the forum and this is my first post.
I recently had a back lower molar removed due to a failed root canal. It was very infected and I had to go on anti-biotics for a week prior to the extraction. My regular dentist was out of town so his colleage stepped in to do the procedure.
After repeated attempts he could not freeze my lower jaw. He explained that two things were happening 1. I had alot of infection and that can hamper the freezing and 2. I had a different from normal anatomy and therefore he had trouble landmarking where to put the freezing.
He did end up freezing me, but only after 5 attempts. My question is this... when he was trying to landmark I often would feel a electrical type sensation shooting across my tongue. I never had this before and now 2 weeks after my extraction I have a mild numbness on my tongue. Can anyone explain what this is and if you think it is permanent.
Thanks.
I recently had a back lower molar removed due to a failed root canal. It was very infected and I had to go on anti-biotics for a week prior to the extraction. My regular dentist was out of town so his colleage stepped in to do the procedure.
After repeated attempts he could not freeze my lower jaw. He explained that two things were happening 1. I had alot of infection and that can hamper the freezing and 2. I had a different from normal anatomy and therefore he had trouble landmarking where to put the freezing.
He did end up freezing me, but only after 5 attempts. My question is this... when he was trying to landmark I often would feel a electrical type sensation shooting across my tongue. I never had this before and now 2 weeks after my extraction I have a mild numbness on my tongue. Can anyone explain what this is and if you think it is permanent.
Thanks.