Roof of Mouth Pain After Septoplasty Surgery on March 20, 2012?

If a particular part of the bony septum is resected due to deviation, it is common to bruise or damage the nasopalatine nerve. This nerve travels through the septum and supplies sensation to the premaxilla, or area including the middle 4 upper teeth a portion of bony palate behind those teeth. Numbness and altered sensations are pretty common, but over time this area will typically return to normal. Unfortunately that can take about 1-2 months. Time is the cure in this case.

michael kim, md