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Both lingual nerve injury and inferior alveolar injury can occur during surgical oral procedures. Both of these injuries can result in permanent or temporary loss of sensation in the mouth. In some cases, the lingual nerve may be injured, while in others, the inferior alveolar nerve may be injured. In some cases, both may be injured. While both conditions can be painful, inferior alveolar injuries tend to be more common than lingual nerve injuries. These injuries also tend to be tolerated better than lingual nowadays.
Tooth extraction is one of the main causes of lingual nerve injury and inferior alveolar injury. Typically, these injuries occur during extraction of the wisdom teeth. Both lingual nerve injury and inferior alveolar injury can also occur during injections of local anesthetic administered during the dental procedure. A lingual nerve injury may end in pain to the mucosa on the side of the teeth close to the tongue. The pain is usually a burning kind of pain, or a dull throbbing pain. There may also be some numbness.
If you have suffered a nerve injury during a dental procedure, you should immediately consult a dental surgeon. As an Atlanta dental malpractice attorney, I’ve noticed that it can take time for a patient to realize that he has indeed suffered a nerve injury after the anesthesia wears off. Once you have been able to determine that you have indeed suffered an injury, it's important to consult with a surgeon.

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Whiplash can be one of the most debilitating injuries in an auto accident. These injuries may require months of rest and physical therapy to treat. Every year, approximately 1 million people suffer whiplash injury. Many of these injuries are from rear-ender auto accidents.

Simply put, whiplash injuries occur because of trauma to the head, neck and spine. These injuries typically occur during a rear-ender accident, when a vehicle is struck from behind by another vehicle. In a situation like this, the person may be thrown ahead from impact, and this results in a sudden and violent snapping backward and forward of the neck. This snapping causes extreme trauma to the neck, back and spine muscles.
Symptoms of whiplash injury may include headaches, shoulder pain, arm pain, neck pain, fatigue, dizziness, soreness in the neck, tenderness, and ringing in the ears. These are some of the most common injuries in accidents. However, whiplash injury may also be some of the most difficult to prove. That's because there are no visible external signs of injury or wounds. In many cases, there may not even be any swelling in the neck area.

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Shoulder injuries are some of the most overlooked car accident-related injuries in Atlanta. These injuries typically occur in the soft tissues in the shoulder and neck, including the muscles, tendons and ligaments. A shoulder injury could also be linked to other neck injuries like whiplash that occur during an accident.

The most frequent shoulder injuries arising from car accidents include
• Rotator cuff tears and injuries
• Muscle tears
• Shoulder dislocation
• Subfluxation
• Broken collarbone
• Bursitis or information of the bursa sacs
• Broken shoulder blade
• Shoulder separation

Symptoms of shoulder injuries include pain that can range from sharp electric shock-like pain to dull throbbing pain and cramps. Injury to the nerves could also result in weakness. Nerve injury could also result in numbness, and loss of sensation. You may find a strange sensation that is very similar to having your arm fall asleep. Look out for changes in the color of the skin and a sensation of coolness in the hand or arm. There could also be swelling and deformity.

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Some of the most common injuries that result in car accident claims in Atlanta involve fractures or broken bones. Even a minor impact accident can result in broken bones. Fractures can also occur as a result of slip and fall accidents.

Any broken bone can be called a fracture. However, if the broken bone results in the skin being punctured showing bone, it is referred to as an open fracture. The kinds of fractures that result from accidents are different from stress fractures that occur because of repeated stress or consistent force against the bone. Stress fractures are more commonly seen among athletes or workers in certain occupations.

The most noticeable symptom of a fracture is intense and severe pain. You may also notice a joint that is dislocated or out of place. There may be severe swelling or bruising in the area. In case of an open fracture, the skin may be broken and the bone might be protruding from it. You won't be able to move a fractured limb.

In case of a broken bone, it's important to keep the joint or bone immobile. Call emergency services. If it is an open fracture with broken skin, don't try to probe the skin or touch it. Open fracture can result in infections. Use ice packs to reduce swelling.

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A herniated disc is one of the most underrated injuries that can result out of a car accident, or slip and fall. A herniated disc occurs when the cushion or jelly between the spinal vertebrae is pushed out from the sudden impact. When this happens, the jelly comes in contact with the sciatic nerves, causing intense pain that radiates down the back and legs. Herniated discs are also known as slipped discs or ruptured disks. These can also occur as a result of workplace trauma.
A herniated disc can cause a severe intense pain that can make it impossible for the person to go back to his normal activities. The pain typically occurs as a kind of electric shock pain. These shockwaves of pain travel down the arms in the case of a herniated disk in the cervical region. In the case of a herniated disc in the lower back region, there may be sharp pricks of pain radiating down your legs. You may also have other painful and uncomfortable tingling, and sensations of numbness. There may also be muscular weakness and fatigue.

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A 14-year-old McDonough girl was tragically killed yesterday. According to witnesses who saw the car hit the girl was struck by a car while she was walking to her school bus stop after backing into the street when she came upon a roaming pit bull, which approached her aggressively.

According to Henry County Police Major Jason Bolton, the driver of the car which struck the girl will probably not be cited for fault, as the cause of the accident appears to stem from the loose pit bull.

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