Dental Nerve Injury

After the numbness for dental treatment wore off from your lower jaw and lip, did you have a burning, aching, electrical-tingling, or stabbing pain in your lower teeth, lip or tongue that would not stop? You may have unfortunately experienced a needle injury or possible anesthetic-preservative injury to your Mandibular or Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) that supplies sensation to your lower jaw, lip and tongue. It is estimated that 85% of injuries resolve on their own in six weeks. If you have hurt longer than six weeks, the pain will probably not go away on its own.

For many people with this condition, they can often get temporary relief from the pain by chewing gum, speaking or eating. As with other chronic conditions, relief varies from patient to patient because the causes for the pain can be varied. The earlier that treatment occurs following the injury, the better the outcome.

Ernest Clinic offers a virtually painless series of tests to confirm nerve injury. Treatment is then determined by the test results. If you have exhausted efforts to relieve your pain, we may be able to help you end your suffering.

The road to relief may just be a phone call away! Call 865-430-1430 for an appointment.

Don't just live with the PAIN