Can stretched nerve while wisdom teeth removal cause numbness in tongue?
Patient: back in feb I had 4 wisdom teeth removed and still have tingling burning and numb 2/3 tongue altered taste like metalic.Both sides of jaw including chin and bottom lip numb.Hard to find the right mri image for nerve damage.I believe its from injection in the corner of my jaw because if you touch this area feels like glass shooting through my tongue.Dentist says he may have streatched the nerve.Does he know something he really not telling me? Doctor: Hello,  Read your query, as you have numbness in tongue, altered taste, after extraction of wisdom tooth there is nothing to be worried so much this happens when there is nerve injury or you can say stretched nerve this happen when there is traumatic extraction also , for this you can Do warm saline gargle two - three times a day,  you can take Neurobion tablet and vitamin B supplements with folic acid  by consulting with your dentist for month , You can take supplement protenix also . Take vitamin , protein rich diet,  Dont be so much stressful be relaxed take proper sleep of 8 hours . Take healthy nutritious diet avoid junk food. Hope this will help you.  If you have further query I will be happy to help.Regards,  Dr. Priyanka tiwari