If I have numbness in my upper teeth after hitting my face on cement, how long will it take to regain feeling?
552921
As a qualified first aider, if I saw your fall, I would make sure you cleaned up any blood, and make an appointment with either your GP (doctor) or your dentist.\n\nThe only reason I would suggest this, is that it is possible you may have fractured your upper jaw or trapped nerves.\n\nHope its nothing serious :D
814605
there is nothing worse than a toothache. but you should be ok now. the antibiotics will help with the pain too. keep the percocet to help you sleep. you can take advil or motrin every 4 to 6 hours, this will help with the inflammation. some people may experience discomfort up to 2-3 weeks after a root canal. some people longer depending on how inflamed it was. it does sound like you had an infection because its hard to get a patient numb with an infection present. that could be the reason why you felt it. it does sound like your on the road to recovery though. just try to be patient with it and hang in there. good luck
1088924
sharp prickling pain is a great sign,  Yes the nerve is probably bruised and starting to come back.  A good sign. Hang in there.  Make sure you call the Oral surgeon to let him know the progress, he will note down the info it could help in the future if complications develope.
803128
if you need a temporary fix until you get to your dentist you can go to any drug store and get some temporary cement  that will last for a day or two. its by the dental stuff, its easy to use. it should cost you less than fifty dollars to have it re-cemented, if you go to the dentist that put it in it may cost nothing, just call and ask.
1140354
Do the Crest ones - either 14 or 7 day.  It's worth the investment in your smile.  You'll feel like a million bucks.  If only about your teeth!
174684
you may have some swelling (whether you can see it or not).  this can cause numbness by putting pressure on the nerves.  Suspect it would go away.  If it lasts longer than 2 weeks it could be direct nerve injury...but I wouldnt think so.
706481
It take a little time to build up to it.......Give it about three weeks.   You should start feeling better.  \n\n\nGood luck
809024
hmm, it sounds like 3-4 hours, that would be when you might have eaten something?  What are you eating?  It could be something you are chewing or crunching that is irritating your TMJ.  The TMJ ones I get are similiar to migraines but not as bad and pain meds don't touch them.  \n\nFeel around the jaw and joint, do you feel any hard spots like spasmed muscles?  Anything hurt?  Do your temples hurt?  \n\nTry warm, moist heat on the temples and jaw area.  Also inside your mouth way back behind your upper molars or if you have wisdom teeth, there is a muscle that you can press on like a trigger point that helps.  I get alot of pain in my forehead too, another thing that helps is to rub something with menthol on the forehead and jaw area and right where the jaw line meets the ears, it helps relax the muscles and deaden pain.\n\nhope that helps.
673269
It most likely will eventually. Nerves can regenerate.  I had the same experience and after maybe a year I noticed that the sense of feeling had returned.\n\nActually, it may have taken longer than a year to get completely back to normal but the point is that it did eventually.
1138137
I had severely bruised both my knees in an auto accident.  It really messed up the sensation.  Like you, the structures were "fine", but since it injured the nerves, it took nearly a year to improve...actually, and at about 5 years it was about 75%.  Now, 15 years out, my knees feel good, but they're still not quite right and certain sensations a little strange.\n\nI would imagine that a little brief, gentle massage along with heat/cold/heat/cold alternating (2 mins@) every day would help to stimulate the nerves to regenerate more effectively.  \n\nIn the meantime, do whatever level of exercise that you can; this will speed healing.  Be patient, and remind your knees that it's safe to come out to play again!\n\nLove & Light!
1040029
Yes it is after all the body needs time to heal it self and everyone heals better than others but if its still numb after 10 days go back to the dr.
656210
Ok, Sherm has a very good answer, but to put it in more simple terms. You will need to give it some time to heal. If you have hot or cold sensitivity, there could be nerve involement, meaning that you may need a root canal. In the event of a root canal on a molar you will need to also  have a crown placed on that tooth to preseve it. After having the nerve removed that tooth no longer has a blood supply and will become brittle and break off. A crown will protect you investment. At the very least you'll need to have your bite checked and possibly adjusted. With this, it still may take a few days to get better, it's kind of like a bruise. Take care of that A.S.A.P. Good luck!
319193
No, there isn't... it just takes time.  If you being numb bothers you a great deal, then next time you go to the dentist ask him or her if an anesthetic without epinepherine can be used... the numbing effect doesn't last as long.
621422
Hi,\nYes it is normal to be sore for a few days. Getting that temporary crown off can be a bit of a trip also. It should settle and should be more comfortable soon. Not sure if the post goes into the jawbone. There is a procedure that screws into the jawbone with a cap, but usually I think a crown is a post going up into the root canal. Sleepiness may be just your body reaction to the trauma of the day and telling you to have a rest,\nRegards,\n\nBuzz
372686
A guy I work with woke up one day and couldn't feel or move the right side of his face, he went to the doc and he said that he had a (brain fart, i can't think of what it's called now...) fairly common problem which can be fixed within a few weeks without much pain.  however, if he had waited too long, he may have never recovered the feeling and movement of the right side of his face.  So, if I were you, I'd go see a doc soon.
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if u r a heavy drinker or u used to take some kind of medicines or may be drugs ..all this will effect &decrease your response to local anasthesia...in the other hand may be ur dentist didn't give you enough anas. or didn't inject it exactly where it should be inject.(((all the above reasons are normal and common but not in your case)))...in your case you didn't trust your dentist you were affraid of drilling and injecting a foriegn solution in your mouth tissues ((believe me that the main common cause of what you suffered from)) ...psychological cause very common in the first dental procedure in the life and in some cases it remain with the person all his life .....the other issue ((a bigger cavity)) that's normal cause the dentist have to clean tooth cavity from dead and decayed tooth tissues and food  debris accomulated in the cavity and apart of the healthy tooth tissue to make sure that the decay will not return back eatin the rest of your tooth because any micro  soft caries spot if left will reactivate itself after dressing the permenant filling ........and it's good for you when she didn't filled ur tooth with a permenant metal filling material ...it will be very painfull for you in the first 3-7 days.(((good luck....by the way i'm a dentist)))
332880
Sometimes...I feel all tingly...and yeah...numb...if it's been multiples, or a serious workout.  As long as it doesn't last too long, you're OK.