Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2009 Nov;52(11):924-927. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.11.924.

A Case of Facial Palsy Following Tooth Extraction

• Park CE
• Choi MS
• Chung DH
• Byun JY

• KMID: 1978400
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.11.924

Abstract

Facial palsy following tooth extraction is rare and its mechanism is unclear. Possible mechanisms are direct anesthesia of facial nerve, compression and ischemia of facial nerve during edema, neurotoxicity of local anesthetic solution, viral reactivation and ascending infection. Viral reactivation and ascending infection are most likely mechanisms among them. Therefore, it is important to use an antiviral agent combined with steroid for treatment of dental origin facial palsy. We report our recent experience with one case of facial palsy that followed tooth extraction.

Keyword

Facial paralysis; Tooth extraction

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Edema
Facial Nerve
Facial Paralysis
Ischemia
Tooth
Tooth Extraction