Hello,
I have a big problem: my wisdom tooth is growing almost horizontally in the jaw and will most likely have to be surgically removed. I would like to know whether it is really possible to lose the sense of taste on the tongue because of the extraction?
Thank you and kind regards

Dear Sir/Madam!

Injury to the nerve responsible for sensation in the teeth of the lower jaw, the skin of the chin and the lower lip (n. mandibularis, n. mentalis) is possible and unpleasant during wisdom tooth extraction. Injury to the nerve responsible for sensation in the tongue would be possible only during administration of anaesthetic in the area of the mandibular nerve, but it would be temporary and, personally and according to colleagues, fortunately I have not yet encountered it. It is not possible to injure this nerve during the procedure itself.

Have a nice day!