Numb face one day after filling?

I snapped a tooth off near the gum line in my sleep two weeks ago - I've always ground my teeth when asleep if anything's troubling me.

Yesterday, I went to get it fixed (dentist saw it a couple of days after it first happened, did an x-ray, and the nerve was miles away, so didn't fix it there and then).

Anyway, I went in yesterday thinking I was having a crown, but he then decided there was enough tooth left to do a filling.

Today, my face is still a bit numb under the eye.

Do you think he injected into a nerve or something because this isn't usual?

Definately not a normal reaction. The novicane should wear off no more than an hour or so after leaving the clinic. Is this the first time you recieved novicane?

Oooo no! I have just back from the dentist also after a filling and the numbness is already wearing off! Not sure if thats normal to still be feeling numb the next day

Also have you thought about wearing a mouth guard when you sleep? It sounds uncomfortable but they make them very form fitting now and it will prevent damage to your teeth.

jstaff wrote:Definately not a normal reaction. The novicane should wear off no more than an hour or so after leaving the clinic. Is this the first time you recieved novicane?

I've had the anaesthetic before and it's always worn off within an hour or two.
It wore off the same yesterday.
It's just that this morning, the area around the cheekbone and under the eye is numb.

jstaff wrote:Also have you thought about wearing a mouth guard when you sleep? It sounds uncomfortable but they make them very form fitting now and it will prevent damage to your teeth.

The dentist always mentions this, I always nod, but nothing ever comes of it - I think that's because the second he's finished, I'm off out of his room.

If it's still numb it would be worth mentioning to the dentist. The mouthguards are form fitting now so you barely know they are in and would really prevent alot of damage.

Will have to go back.
Tooth is killing me today - 100x worse then when it was broken.

Massive

Ugh what a nightmare.I broke my tooth in a similar way,went to the dentist and it hurt worse after he filled it.I didnt have the injection so i thought thats why it hurt so much.It got more and more painfull until the filling fell out,followed by the tooth and its never hurt since.I hate dentists