The whole right lower side of my jaw, chin, and lower lip have still not regained any feelings after a root canal done a month ago. So it's the Alveolar Nerve from what the oral surgeon hinted... although he wouldn't come out and say it.

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.

Do you know if your injury was caused by the injection? What was the anesthetic? Was there an overfill in the root canal? Do you know what substance the dentist used to fill the root with? Any formaldehyde in the product? You haven't said. It is good to know that you have had at least some improvement, that is a good sign. If I were you I'd take B12 sublingual (methyl form), B complex, lecithin and fish oil dialy. I'm currently using biomagnets to try and heal my damaged lingual nerve. So far, after about two weeks, I have some relief from the burning sensations.

Bob