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Will wisdom tooth surgery paralyze my face?

When I got braces on when I was younger, an oral surgeon told me that getting wisdom teeth surgery had a chance of paralyzing your face. I have an anxiety disorder and this really freaked me out, so I'm wondering if anybody knows about this. I have to get them out this year and I'm so scared! Also, I'm 24 years old.

Public Comments

1. Don't worry about that I help remove them everyday. You could have numbness in your lower lip chin or tongue. Might b permanent it could take a while to come back. I never heard of of motor nerve involvements usualy just sensory. You will be fine better to get them out than stay in and cause problems later when ur older and it's harder to get them out/ The younger the better, the tooth isn't usually developed all the way. around 16 or 17 is the best age to do it
2. Rare chance. Im 36 and had all four of mine taken Friday.
3. ok the 1st answerer had it right. I've had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled out. 2 when I was 16 and 2 last week I'm. They said their was a chance of nerve damage when they pulled it out. I asked the dentist about this, he said it's very rare that your nerve gets 'cut' in the surgery and only a part inside your mouth will feel numb for a few months while the nerve grows back. After four wisdom teeth gone I am completely fine. I was even awake for it. btw it's better to get them pulled out when you are younger because you can recover quickly, the older you are the more possibilities of complications.
4. There is always a risk with the bottom wisdom teeth. That is why the Oral Surgeon takes the Panoramic X-ray (the one big sheet showing all the teeth). The risk depends on a) how close the root tips are to the nerve. b) how curved the roots are c) how involved the extraction gets (in terms of surgery / sectioning). The Oral Surgeon will let you know upfront about the risk. I have one patients who decided to not get those taken out because in her case the risk was like 80%. In other cases, even if they talk about the risk it really doesn't apply. The best thing will be to pay attention to those points and ask the dentist for a straight forward opinion. I would also encourage you to get at least a second opinion and see somebody who is experienced. Good luck !!