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they suspected that it was the nerve growing back. i don't have any of the numbness or pins/needles feeling like some people have but i do have a loss of feeling in my right upper lip.

i'm thinking gum recession issues too. i'm seeing a new dentist now so i'm hoping he has a fresh perspective on it. my old dentist was pretty much fixed on "it must be the surgery"........

i think i might and will bring it up to my dentist as a thought. i'm scared to have them look at it again for fear of another root canal. i take my daughter in next month so will ask them then. thanks!

it mainly happens with hot liquids but sometimes cold. sometimes i can just be sitting there and the pain just shoots through. the teeth that are bothersome are the front teeth over to the right until the eye tooth on my right side. i've had root canals in both front teeth and both teeth next to the...

i had upper jaw surgery back in 1989 for an extreme overbite. surgery was textbook, no complications. i have 4 metal plates in my face. haven't had any numbness in my lips at all. what i do have is EXTREME tooth pain/sensitivity that comes and goes. it started about 10 years ago and i've had 3 or 4 ...

i had upper jaw surgery when i was 18. i was under for 4 hours but seemed like minutes to me. in all honesty, it was a piece of cake. there was no pain. the hardest part was not being able to eat normal food for awhile. your fear is completely normal. hope it all goes well for you.

I had upper jaw surgery back in 1989 for an extreme overbite. surgery was textbook, no complications. i have 4 metal plates in my face. haven't had any numbness in my lips at all. what i do have is EXTREME tooth pain/sensitivity that comes and goes. it started about 10 years ago and i've had 3 or 4 ...