I went to a dentist almost a month ago and got 3 shots from the doctor to try and get the left side of my mouth numb. He ended up getting another doctor to come in and give me a 4th which finally worked. Well, now my lip and tongue are still numb. He says that it will go away. I did some digging around and came across paresthesia.
I was curious if anyone else has had the same thing happen and if it did every go away. And if not, is this something that needs to be documented for VA purposes?
i never heard of paresthesia, however, my opinion is that if it has already been a month with these symptoms then you should absolutely go in to sick call and be seen and have it properly logged in your official military health record.
Originally posted by RecedoModus: Sick call won't document it. I am headed back to the Dentist and they have to do it.
WTF does that mean, "Sick call won't document it?" Are you saying a rep from your nearest medical facility will not write "Member complains of continued numbness 30 days post dental procedure, refered to dental for evaluation" in your medical record? Or is there more to the story? -Jeff
So the dentist says that other than making an entry in my dental records, there isn't anything that they can do... and medical basically says it isn't their problem. How about a referal to a neurologist? I guess I'm just supposed to sit here and drool on myself for the rest of my life. Maybe I can get a bib or something to keep the ODU's from getting wet.
I finally got to the Doctor last week. He told me that what most likely happened was that when he was giving me one of the injections, he damaged a nerve with the needle. He diagnosed it as paresthesia due to nerve injury following anestetic injections. Does anyone know where can I find out if this is rated for anything?
Lingual nerve injury or damage can result in anesthesia (numb tongue), paresthesia (tingling), or dysesthesia ( pain and burning ) in the tongue and inner mucosa of the mouth. This can be due to complication of tooth extraction of the wisdom teeth ( third molar ) or dental anesthetic injection (nerve block) for fillings, crowns. It result in a chronic pain syndrome or neuropathy. If the inferior alveolar nerve is involved, numbness of the lip may result.
Some people have injury to the inferior alveolar nerve. While this site was created addressing lingual nerve damage, inferior alveolar nerve damage is even more common. The injury can result in anesthesia, paresthesia, or dysesthesia of the chin, lower lip, and the jaw. This nerve can be injured by injection, but is more commonly injured during wisdom tooth extraction. It can also be injured by root canal procedures, other tooth extractions and with placement of implants.
[/QUOTE] The injury can result in anesthesia, paresthesia, or dysesthesia of the chin, lower lip, and the jaw. This nerve can be injured by injection, but is more commonly injured during wisdom tooth extraction. [/QUOTE]
This is exactly what I've got. My lower left jaw, chin, lip and part of my tongue are numb. Thanks for the info.
