This is an update to my review that was posted over 5 years ago now. I still have extreme nerve damage from the oral surgery performed by Dr. Peterson, that I will have to live with for the rest of my life. I have sought various treatments, from oral specialists to neurologists who have informed me there is nothing that can be done to reverse the damage that Dr. Peterson did to my central nervous system. After reading other reviews it seems that since then, I am not the only patient he has permanently damaged. Having my surgery done by Dr. Peterson was the worst decision I have ever made in my life, and there is not a day that goes by that I do not struggle with the constant pain from this botched surgery. Don't trust the paid reviews.
If I could give 0 stars I would. Dr. Peterson permanently damaged my lingual and mandibular nerve causing severe pain 24/7. I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed in August of 2015, 4 months ago, and I have still not regained feeling in 2/3rd of the right side of my tongue and gums. I was not told that there would be any complications. After the surgery I instantly felt a horrible burning/tingling sensation and random spurts of sharp pain in my mouth, what you would think would be Novocain, but after a few days this feeling did not subside. After the surgery we were told that everything went perfectly, there were no issues. I called the office and they ASSURED me that I would regain feeling in a few weeks, and the burning sensation would stop, and it didn't. A few weeks turned into a few months, which turned into "possibly never." I have gone back there over 5 times just so they can tell me that they cannot do anything. It's hard to describe this horrible burning/numb feeling that I have in my tongue ang gums, it feels swollen making it hard for me to talk at times and I have lost complete taste on 2/3rd of my tongue. When I eat sometimes I bite on my tongue because I can't feel it and I get horrible cuts on it that sends horrible sharp pains to my eardrum. I have told Dr. Peterson all of this and he has done nothing but have me taking Aleve, and drinking hot fluids which has done nothing and said that this happened because he has a "hard time" removing me teeth, yet he told me BEFORE and AFTER the surgery that everything was perfect.
I often find myself laying in bed at night very depressed and crying because of this, I feel so hopeless, it has altered my daily life significantly I cant enjoy food or daily life because of the lack of taste, the constant pain, and extreme depression this has caused. In addition to that I have a bone spur that is sticking out of my gums on the right side of my mouth that causes additional pain.
I felt completely hopeless after getting no help, and no apology from Dr. Peterson and his TWO employees, that I went back to the original dentist that referred me, and he was very alarmed at the lack of care that was taken by Dr. Peterson, and said he would never refer another patient to this Doctor. He sent me to another surgeon at the Silicon Valley Oral Surgical Center that was also very disappointing to see that Dr. Peterson had failed to provide adequate care during and after the surgery. He could not believe that Dr. Peterson had the audacity to claim that the bone spur cutting through my gums were caused because I ate tortilla chips. The Doctor at Silicon Valley also examined my mouth to pinpoint where the numbness was exactly, which Dr. Peterson never bothered to do. The Doctor at Silicon Valley also prescribed me a nerve relaxant to try and help the burning sensation. He said he cannot tell me when, or even if I will ever regain feeling in my tongue, but that as a healthy 22 year old this SHOULD NOT have happened and was 100% preventable.
Coming to Dr. Peterson to have my wisdom teeth removed was the BIGGEST mistake I have ever made in my life, and I think about it every single day. Like the patient below me, I would not even send my worst enemy to this man, and neither will ANYONE else I know because of this. This man should not be able to practice surgery. I wish that I had gone somewhere else, and that is something that I will have to live with. read more
