I was just wondering...
http://bracesnfaces.com.au/treatment/corrections.asp#s - see class 2 treatment (surgery)
If they cut my low jaw to push it forward they also cut nerves that run in the jaw bone, do not they? So if they cut them I will forever have numbness of tongue, lip etc?
And what about SARPE and paresthesia, does it happen during that surgery too?
thank you (please post links about that risk during SARPE and surgery shwon @ bracesnfaces.com.au)
I have found that on the web and it is about wisdom teeth removal only, surgery is much more difficult
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Paresthesia
A less frequently occurring complication associated with the removal of wisdom teeth is that of "paresthesia". Wisdom teeth can be positioned in the jaw in a manner in which they lie in close proximity to nerves. Sometimes during the process of extracting a wisdom tooth these nerves can be bruised or damaged. As a result, numbness of the tongue, lip, or chin may occur. (Having this condition is termed "paresthesia".)
The sensation of paresthesia can be similar to that feeling you have when a dentist uses an anesthetic to "numb up" a tooth, only instead of disappearing in a few hours the numbness persists. Usually paresthesia is temporary, lasting days, weeks, or a few months, however if a nerve has been severely damaged the paresthesia may be permanent.