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Lingual Nerve Injury

Symptoms

Common symptoms following a lingual nerve injury include the following:

1. Numbness in the tongue;
2. Loss of ability to taste;
3. Tingling sensation in the tongue;
4. Pain, Burning, or electric shock sensations in the tongue;
5. Speech impairment;
6. Drooling.

Procedures

Lingual nerve injuries are most commonly caused by the following procedure:

1. Wisdom teeth extractions.