Nearly 2 years ago I sought dental implant in my lower right side. The dentist informed me that I would need bone grafting for the implant to work. Bone grafting was undertaken and the implant followed, only the post was put in. Following the surgery, I experienced numbness/tingling sensation in the lip area in front of the implant.

I informed my dentist of the sensation, but he thought it would heal in time. After, maybe 6 months the tingling sensation remained. I informed the dentist and it was decided to remove the post, hoping that the tingling sensation would go. A bridge was installed instead.

It has now been 2 years and the tingling/numbness sensation is still there, in addition there is frequently a sensation that there is excessive saliva in my mouth and the need to swallow is sometimes conscious.

I did seek an opinion from another dentist and I believe he said something like the directional nerve appears to have been stretched when the anesthesia needle was being injected. However, he offered no solution.

The bone graft that was put in, is still there, could that possibly give a clue about a remedy. At times the tingling sensation is more obvious than other times and this gives me hope that it may go away. I have recently started on Blackmores Vitamin B and that seems to help a bit.

I would be very grateful if someone could please give me some direction about a possible remedy.

Kind Regards
Paul