I truly appreciate my dentist. I've been going to him for years and he has been so helpful to me through all of this. Giving me private office #'s, his cell phone number. Calling me like 3 times a day at first to check on me.

I've since gone back to have the crown put in place and all is well.

I immediately suffered terrible TMJ and spent a night in the ER. I've had so many pain medications, muscle relaxers... I can't even count. I've missed work b/c some nights I would just lay in bed in pain all night long.

That pain has subsided mostly. Now what I'm dealing with are the random "shock sessions" occuring in my chin. I can't even begin to explain this to people. It's like a nerve constantly firing in there. It usually happens at night... waking me up.

My dentist cleared out the balance of what I owed him so I didn't pay for the full root canal procedure and he has been great. However as I read these stories and I see things like "three years later, still no feeling..." i get scared!

i'm pretty terrified these days. i'm sad and depressed. my speech has been affected b/c i tend to mumble at times b/c my mouth won't form the words i want it to. hell i can't even feel a kiss!

sorry for the self pity party..... i'm just really new to this and am looking for something... HOPE.

http://www.sargentipaste.org/

Thanks for the reply.

I think I am past the point of interest in sueing... I think that was probably anger talking. Now I just want to get better.

My dentist took me to an oral surgeon. They took an xray, poked around in my mouth and basically oral surgeon said "everything looks good and just have to wait till the nerve heals itself."

In my other thread, Bob mentioned finding out what actually was used in the injection. I hadn't even thought to ask that. I'll do that next time I see my dentist.

Thanks so much for replying. It is somehow so comforting knowing that people UNDERSTAND and it's not just me complaining.

Renee

Since you have an injectional injury (as do I) I will tell you that surgery is not an option according to Dr. Tony Pogrel DDS., MD at UCSF in California. He further states that if the injury isn't better by the third month it will most likely be permanent. I have been suffering for over 18 months from my injury, caused by an injection of articaine (Septocaine) which damaged my lingual nerve (you may have IAN damage). Regardless, I am now recommending the magnet therapy for anyone suffering from nerve pain or damage. It has without question taken some of my burning pain away. I'm hoping that with continued use over a period of several months I will be able to regenerate my nerve. The magnets repolarize the cells from positive (damaged or diseased) to negative (healthy). When that occurs, pain and inflammation vanishes and the cells actually repair themselves. I don't know if this can be done with scar tissue but I'm beginning to think it can. This is the first real improvement I've had in 8 or 9 months. In case you're interested, here is a link to the company that manufactures the magnets.

http://www.biomagscience.net/

I have no affiliation with this company whatsoever but I'm happy with the results I'm getting so far. Peter Kulish, the founder, will help you get started via email or phone. They also sell a good book on magnetic therapy.

Good luck.

Bob

All of us here understand all too well.

Yes I'm sure it was from an injection. The damage showed up right afterwards, and before the root canal was completed (it took two sessions). There was no overfill, and the substance used was called Realfill... no formaldehyde in the formula. I checked before the procedure.

Bob