Numbness of the jaw after wisdom teeth are extracted next to the nerve may be caused by the anesthesia or damage to the inferior alveolar nerve.
1. Generally, when removing mandibular wisdom teeth, block anesthesia will be performed, and the buccal nerve, lingual nerve and inferior alveolar nerve will be anesthetized at the same time, so after anesthesia, not only will the pain of the teeth on the same side of the lower jaw disappear, but also feel numbness of the tongue and jaw on the side of the injection of anesthetic, usually about three hours will slowly regain consciousness.
2. There is also a situation where the wisdom teeth are close to the nerve, the removal of wisdom teeth damage to the lower alveolar nerve and other structures, resulting in postoperative numbness of the jaw, most of the cases will be slowly recovered on their own, during the recovery period can be taken to nourish the nerves of the medication, such as vitamin B12, vitamin B1 and so on; however, if permanent damage to the nerves, the need for surgical treatment according to the specific circumstances, and so on.
Warm tips: don’t panic when wisdom teeth are extracted and jaw numbness occurs, and treat it accordingly under the advice of a professional doctor.