with this type of proceedure the possibility of nerve damage is slim. just relax and everythihg will be fine. ive had 4 teeth pulled like this and no nerve damage. ive had major surgery and no nerve damage

why you are so convinced? looking the xrays your dentist could know if there could be nerve damage , we have to inform our patients about all the problems that can occur during surgery and like all surgeries there exist a remote possibility of worst complications so if you are afraid of nerve damage you have to realize that there are possibilities of hemorrage ,infections and in very rare situations death but maybe if your tooth is infected, broken or impacted the risk of leaving the tooth could be worst than the possibles complications of this type of surgery

its just when i had the same tooth pulled on the other side i had an horrendous burning in my tongue and down the side of my cheek for three weeks, the pain was unbearable and i looked on the internet for reasons why it should burn and nerve damage came up, i am just so scared that it will happen again , it is just an irrasinal fear but the dentist has said that the tooth needs to be pulled and the one beside it filled up with filling stuff.

if the pain was for three weeks maybe was due to trauma from extraction a nerve damage would have let you with a permanent numbness feeling on that side of the tongue or in your lower lip and that quadrant again you have to see the pros and cons of leaving the tooth vs pros and cons of extraction..consult with your dentist and ask for another dentist opinions for your mental tranquility