Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 , the right side of my tongue is completely numb since my surgery 3 months ago. When I think back, I realize that my tongue would also get a bit numb or tingly when I'd get shots of novocaine during dental work. Then when the novocaine would wear off I'd get a pretty horrible taste of it lingering on my tongue. Is this pretty common for novocaine injections? The numbness from surgery has me wondering now if the nerve for my tongue is in an unusual location, closer to the nerve for my lower jaw than it should be. My surgeon is baffled as to why my tongue would be numb, as he says he was nowhere near that nerve. --Neil --- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , melani9111 > And for anyone that has dental questions, I am a 4th year dental > student so I know a good deal about dental related info. I have even > watched one of these surgeries (upper, lower, advancement) in person, > so I know what actually occurs druing the surgery. Let me tell you > though, even with all of the knowledge I have, being able to see my > surgeons and ortho on almost a daily basis, and talking to countless > patients that have undergone this, I was still shocked as to what the > recovery was ACTUALLY like. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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