Hi, My Dad still has his wisdom tooth. When he was younger and took an x-ray the dentist said that if he did a surgery and in the surgery they touch the nerve he could become paralyzed, because the nerve is very close to the tooth, My family lives in Japan right now and he does not have insurance so he cant do the surgery yet. But right now his wisdom tooth is hurting a lot. Will you please tell me all the ways to reduce the pain?
Hello yes it is true that if they harm the nerve while doing surgical extraction of the third molar it can lead to paralysis. But I would advise your father to go for one more x-ray and take some oral surgeons' opinion about it... to relieve pain he can take amoxicillin 500\u00a0mg plus Slavonic acid 125\u00a0mg 12 hourly and Motorola 400 mg 12 hourly for five days. Also start warm saline rinses 3-4 times a day.  Hope it is helpful