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Trixiec
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Hi Trixiec
Sorry this has happened to you. Based on people who post on here it is not all that common but common enough for them to specifically mention it, particularly if they know the nerve is vulnerable.
I had 3 of my wisdom teeth out in a UK hospital in the 1980s and had a GA, I remember being warned about this and afterwards although I never think to mention it to people nowadays, I did have one area on one side of my mouth where the teeth felt numb.....I soon got used to it and eventually it went away without my really noticing. I guess it was months rather than years but I don't remember the exact details.
Hope you have a similar experience and that you don't have to wait too long.
The UK NHS has now moved to a policy of only extracting wisdom teeth if they are causing problems, not just doing it for the sake of it just in case. This saves the taxpayer-funded system money but also avoids things like this happening I suppose.
Your surgeon should really be monitoring your recovery and not just hiding behind the standard warning given as part of consent.
Good luck.![]()