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how long should the Numbness and tingling remains after dental anathesia?

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:47:41 +0000

Many patients feels discomfort and even a little fear when the anesthesia remains for hours after extraction or root canal. Normally the numbness will remain for 2-4 hours in lower teeth and 1-2 hours in upper teeth. Some times the tingling may remains a little longer if the case needs more than one injection.

general speaking if the numbness remained for more than 6-8 hours you should call your your dentist although in the vast majority of cases it will heal shortly. If the tingling remained more than 12 hours you should see your dentist immediately specially if the extraction is on the lower jaw.

Some times during lower wisdom surgical extraction the nerve may get pressed a little which may cause temporary nerve injury or even complete nerve cutting in rare cases which can be the cause of prolonged tingling. But generally this type of complication is not common [...]

Denture Adhesives.

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:57:01 +0000

Article telling you if you need denture adhesives also types, usage and selection of the prober type that best fit your case. [...]

Liver disease and tooth extraction.

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:43 +0000

article about the role of dentist in offering a safe tooth extraction in hepatic or liver patient. [...]

Wisdom teeth symptoms

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:22:14 +0000

Article about the symptoms of impacted wisdom tooth including pain, swelling, pus oozing, jaw stiffness and lymph nodes enlargement and how to manage the pain till you go to your dentist. [...]

6 reasons not to pull or extract your tooth.

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:57:26 +0000

why you shouldn't extract your teeth. And the effect of tooth extraction on chewing, appearance, speaking and face bone. [...]

After tooth extraction,What to do?

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:33:31 +0000

Article about post operative care after tooth extraction including instructions for the first day to stabilize the the blood clot that filling the extraction socket also how to keep your extraction wound clean and what is the possible problems that will need to be investigated and managed by your dentist. [...]