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On And Off Numbness Along Jawline. Taking Lipitor, Cipro For UTI. Side Effects?
I have been having numbness along my right jawline on and off for the last couple days . last Thursday and Friday I had to take off from work because the PA said I had a drug interaction with Lipitor and Cipro which I was taking for a UTI. What do you think could be going on? I was told to stop both, which I did Last Friday. Started feeling better right away. I felt like my joints were being attacked by something. I had trouble just standing
Wed, 4 Sep 2013
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Numbness along right jaw line can be due to dislocation of jaws or fracture or Inflammed tooth underlying.
A thorough clinical as well as x-ray evaluation by an oral-maxillo facial surgeon is necessary.
Antibiotics as well as analgesics with muscle relaxants has to be administered.
In flammed tooth has to be extracted or restored.
If fracture occurs,jaws has to be Immobilized by splinting.
Avoid mouth opening too widely.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for writing to us.
Numbness along right jaw line can be due to dislocation of jaws or fracture or Inflammed tooth underlying.
A thorough clinical as well as x-ray evaluation by an oral-maxillo facial surgeon is necessary.
Antibiotics as well as analgesics with muscle relaxants has to be administered.
In flammed tooth has to be extracted or restored.
If fracture occurs,jaws has to be Immobilized by splinting.
Avoid mouth opening too widely.
Hope this helps.
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