April 2024- Shallow cavity filled on surface of #18. Did not break through enamel.
Two days later, severe irritation on left side of tongue only. Raw, chafed, scraped feeling like the tongue was burned, prickly, tingly.
Adjustment: Dentist smoothed filling, buffed area of tooth next to the tongue that had been shaved down by mistake.
Horrible throbbing pain occurred in and around the tooth hours after adjustment. Symptoms have persisted for almost seven months with varying levels of severity.
Current Symptoms:
-Prickly, scraped, burned feeling on the left side of tongue towards the back.
-Dull ache way down deep at the base of the tongue, left side only.
-Same dull ache can be felt in the jaw bone behind molar 18 and up towards the ear, like a mild each ache.
-Referred pain and sensitivity in #19, usually when eating cold food or if air touches the tooth.
-Occasional ache in tooth 18 itself.
-Occasional feeling that the surface of tooth 18 changes shape, feels puffed up, thicker, lumpier.
Can anyone connect then dots with these symptoms?
Current theories from various specialists I’ve seen…
1. Cracked tooth syndrome.
2. Defective filling
3. Nerve damage
4. Superficial injury to the tongue, possibly from a retractor.
Again, seven months of pain. Overall, symptoms have improved from day one, but still NOT resolved and still VERY noticeable.
Can a tongue retractor cause an injury that develops a scraped, burning, prickly feeling in the tongue, followed by aching in the jaw towards the ear and referred pain in 19 that lasts for months and months?
Oral Surgeon explained the pathway of the lingual branch, and that it goes through all of the areas I seem to have pain in.
If my lingual branch was damaged, can it fully heal and how long? How long would it take for me to realize the pain is permanent?
Thanks!
Two days later, severe irritation on left side of tongue only. Raw, chafed, scraped feeling like the tongue was burned, prickly, tingly.
Adjustment: Dentist smoothed filling, buffed area of tooth next to the tongue that had been shaved down by mistake.
Horrible throbbing pain occurred in and around the tooth hours after adjustment. Symptoms have persisted for almost seven months with varying levels of severity.
Current Symptoms:
-Prickly, scraped, burned feeling on the left side of tongue towards the back.
-Dull ache way down deep at the base of the tongue, left side only.
-Same dull ache can be felt in the jaw bone behind molar 18 and up towards the ear, like a mild each ache.
-Referred pain and sensitivity in #19, usually when eating cold food or if air touches the tooth.
-Occasional ache in tooth 18 itself.
-Occasional feeling that the surface of tooth 18 changes shape, feels puffed up, thicker, lumpier.
Can anyone connect then dots with these symptoms?
Current theories from various specialists I’ve seen…
1. Cracked tooth syndrome.
2. Defective filling
3. Nerve damage
4. Superficial injury to the tongue, possibly from a retractor.
Again, seven months of pain. Overall, symptoms have improved from day one, but still NOT resolved and still VERY noticeable.
Can a tongue retractor cause an injury that develops a scraped, burning, prickly feeling in the tongue, followed by aching in the jaw towards the ear and referred pain in 19 that lasts for months and months?
Oral Surgeon explained the pathway of the lingual branch, and that it goes through all of the areas I seem to have pain in.
If my lingual branch was damaged, can it fully heal and how long? How long would it take for me to realize the pain is permanent?
Thanks!