Title

Bell's palsy and dental procedures: A cross-sectional study

Authors

Swet Nisha¹, Shashi Kumar Sinha², Debanjan Das³,*, Sudipta Sahu⁴, Anjali Meena¹ & Ankita Kapoor⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Dentistry, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India; ²Department of General Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India; ³Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Haldia, West Bengal, India; ⁴Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Haldia, West Bengal, India; ⁵Department of Dentistry, Lady Harding Medical College and Hospital, Delhi, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Swet Nisha - E-mail: swetnisha1@gmail.com
Shashi Kumar Sinha - E-mail: shashikumarsinha03@gmail.com
Debanjan Das - E-mail: dr.debanjan2011@gmail.com
Sudipta Sahu - E-mail: drsudiptosahu@gmail.com
Anjali Meena - E-mail: anjalimeena2311@gmail.com Ankita Kapoor - E-mail: ankitakapoor23.ak@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026

Abstract

Facial nerve palsy, including Bell's palsy, can occur as a post-dental complication, leading to sudden facial muscle weakness or paralysis. This study reviewed 2543 subjects with idiopathic facial palsy over 10 years, identifying 18 cases (0.70%) of facial paralysis post-dental treatment. All cases involved ipsilateral paralysis, with a mean onset of 3.82 days after treatment. Early diagnosis and management significantly improve prognosis, highlighting the importance of preventive measures and awareness. The identification of facial paralysis as a rare post-dental complication and the finding that early diagnosis and management significantly improve the prognosis of the condition.

Keywords

Anesthesia, Bell’s palsy, dental treatment, facial nerve palsy, herpes simplex virus.

Citation

Nisha et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 94-97 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.