The gum tissue immediately surrounding the extraction site shows signs of being inflamed (red, tender, puffy).How does a dry socket’s appearance compare to normal healing? With normal healing, the tooth’s socket remains substantially filled. (First with the blood clot that forms and then with...
Paresthesia is an abnormal or altered sensation. Paresthesia of the tongue can occur with damage to the lingual nerve, the nerve of sensation for the tongue. The most common cause of lingual nerve damage occurs duringwisdom teethextractions where the nerve is very close to the tooth being ext...