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What Causes Numbness In Lip And Chin After Root Canal Treatment?

I have had a root canal 6 weeks ago...the day after I began with numbness in my lip which spread to my chin.....I was put on antibiotics and pain pills...I landed up in the hospital twice after that...one for pain and dehydration and the other for an infection that started to spread down my throat from the root canal....6 weeks later and no feeling in lower lip or left side of my jaw...what is going on?
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
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Hello and welcome.
Thanks for sharing your concern.

Do you still have infection?Any signs like pain,pus etc?
If not then need not worry.you have already taken antibiotic and analgesics.Now you can take supplemental multivitamins and good healthy and nutritious diet.This helps in speedy recovery.

As far as numbness is concerned it could be due to damage to any of the peripheral nerve endings.
It will take around three weeks to recover.Therefore if none other symptoms than numbness persists then you can wait and watch.But if there are other symptoms too,please go back and meet your dentist for clinical evaluation.
Thanks.
Take care.
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What Causes Numbness In Lip And Chin After Root Canal Treatment?

Hello and welcome. Thanks for sharing your concern. Do you still have infection?Any signs like pain,pus etc? If not then need not worry.you have already taken antibiotic and analgesics.Now you can take supplemental multivitamins and good healthy and nutritious diet.This helps in speedy recovery. As far as numbness is concerned it could be due to damage to any of the peripheral nerve endings. It will take around three weeks to recover.Therefore if none other symptoms than numbness persists then you can wait and watch.But if there are other symptoms too,please go back and meet your dentist for clinical evaluation. Thanks. Take care.