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What Causes Numbness And A Lump On The Chin After A Dental Procedure?

Hi doctor,

I had a tooth abscess drained and 5 teeth taken out under general anaesthetic about 1 month ago

Now I have a numb feeling in my chin and a large hard lump aswell

I just wanted to know is this normal and if or when it will go down

Many thanks

Roz
Tue, 26 Jul 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain numb feeling of the chin can be due to traumatic injury to the nerves during the extraction procedure leading to numbness of the areas supplied by those particular branches of the nerves..
If the injury is mino then nerve will repair and numbness will resolve..
But if there is complete damage or severing of nerve then the numbness can be permanent..
Consult a Neurophysician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like x ray or MRI SCAN can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..
As far as the lump is concerned it can be due to Hematoma formation post extraction and at times Hematoma gets localized and take a long time to resolve and it gradually resolve on its own.
But get the confirmation by an Oral Physician and get treated accordingly..

Hope this helps..

Regards.
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What Causes Numbness And A Lump On The Chin After A Dental Procedure?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain numb feeling of the chin can be due to traumatic injury to the nerves during the extraction procedure leading to numbness of the areas supplied by those particular branches of the nerves.. If the injury is mino then nerve will repair and numbness will resolve.. But if there is complete damage or severing of nerve then the numbness can be permanent.. Consult a Neurophysician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like x ray or MRI SCAN can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. As far as the lump is concerned it can be due to Hematoma formation post extraction and at times Hematoma gets localized and take a long time to resolve and it gradually resolve on its own. But get the confirmation by an Oral Physician and get treated accordingly.. Hope this helps.. Regards.