During surgery under local anaesthetic, her lingual nerve, which supplies feeling to the tongue, was virtually severed, which she says has left her with almost constant burning pain. Mrs ...

The 55-year-old sued her dentist Dr Arash Sharak, accusing him of negligently failing to make clear the risk of potential nerve damage after her lingual nerve - which provides feeling to the ...

which is a branch of the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve), innervates the forward two-thirds of the tongue. The ...

The research by the University of Sheffield has shown for the first time a significant correlation between neuropathic pain and the abundance of specific RNA molecules (microRNA) present in patients ...

During dental treatment, such as wisdom tooth removal, it’s possible that either of the nerves that make up the trigeminal nerve, the lingual and the inferior alveolar, can become damaged. The lingual ...

Judge Moody said that “as an experienced speech and language therapist” Mrs Winterbotham “was already aware of the potential impact and implications of damage to the lingual nerve in terms ...