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What Causes Numbness In The Chin, Lip, Gums, And Teeth?

My chin,lip, gums, and teeth on the right side of my face are numb feeling, I recently had a lot of pain from the bottom wisdom tooth that is broken, could this be the cause of my numbness? I haven t had pain in about a week but the numbness is still there.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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The numbness in the face, cheek, lip and teeth can be because of the pressure over the inferior alveolar nerve canal by the wisdom tooth or any cystic lesion arising from the wisdom tooth. Consult a oral physician and get a radiograph or CBCT to rule out the pathology. If there is a wisdom tooth with a cyst, then get the cyst enucleated with removal of the wisdom tooth. Consult a oral maxillofacial surgeon and get it removed. If I am your treating doctor, Meanwhile I would have suggested you to take nerve regenerating drugs like multivitamins(capsule lycopene), once daily for 30 days.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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What Causes Numbness In The Chin, Lip, Gums, And Teeth?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The numbness in the face, cheek, lip and teeth can be because of the pressure over the inferior alveolar nerve canal by the wisdom tooth or any cystic lesion arising from the wisdom tooth. Consult a oral physician and get a radiograph or CBCT to rule out the pathology. If there is a wisdom tooth with a cyst, then get the cyst enucleated with removal of the wisdom tooth. Consult a oral maxillofacial surgeon and get it removed. If I am your treating doctor, Meanwhile I would have suggested you to take nerve regenerating drugs like multivitamins(capsule lycopene), once daily for 30 days. I hope my answer will help you, take care.