My tongue is still numb! Help?

Anyways, I went to my dentist yesterday to get my other wisdom tooth out. He gave me Novocain, most of my tongue went numb, yadda yadda.
It's been literally, 24 hours later and the tip and side of my tongue is still kinda numb. Just not as bad was before. Is this normal!?
Answer:
It's normal. If you don't get feeling back in your tongue after 48 hours, call your dentist.

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what where tou licking?hahahahah

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Yes it is, the nerve is reacting to swelling most likely.It's not a fun thing, I had all 4 out in one shot.

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yeah its fine just give it till tonight before filing a law suit

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Hey, I have never personally got my wisdom teeth out or anything but my husband has and he was numb for about 2 days. I would give it atleast another day then I would be worried. I hope you feel better!

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eat really hot peppers?
But for real I think you better ask your dentist, to see if this is normal.

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Dam quit eating cartpet u vacuum cleaner

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to take out the teeth they use a lot o nummer it takes a will for the novican to waer off iv had i last 2 day some time good luck

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I think you will be fine. Some people take longer for the numbing effect to wear off. If it's not better by this afternoon, call the dentist.

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Yeah. A friend of mine had the same problem, lasted a couple weeks. I think what the doctor told her is that they might had hit a nerve, which causes temporary damage (as opposed to just numbs the area). My memory is a little hazy on the explanation BUT I can tell you for sure that it passes and everything will gio back to normal.

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It is not unusual.. I have had the same type of thing happen to me.. the inside of my throat got swollen from hitting a muscle or something in there.. I called to ask if this was anything to be worried about.. the response I got was that as long as the swelling was decreasing over time, it was normal. And he apologized for missing his spot with the needle :) Never saw him again .. haa. was normal again after the second or third day.. but the gums took a week to stop hurting.. owww!

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yes this is normal. your tongue is probably no longer numb from the Novocaine but from the swelling that has occurred against the nerve that supplies the tip of your tongue. however you should monitor your tongue for discoloration (white, blue, purple at the tip) if this should occur you need to return to your dentist or better yet the er right away. the swelling should be greatly reduced in 48 hrs and these symptoms should disappear

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it may take some time for the nerve to calm down...wisdom teeth typically are close to the lingual nerve ..it runs close to the gumline and controls the feeling in your tongue.however, if in a few more weeks you notice that it hasn't fully recovered then you may have had some damage done to that nerve...in that case see a specialist that does lingual nerve repairs...good luck

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