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What Causes Pain In The Broken Tooth With Numbness In Lips?

I have had a tooth broke in half foe awhile it would hurt for a little bit then stop but now it is hurting me all the time it had stopped hurting this morning then tonight it started hurting again but also now my lower lip on the left side of my face is going numb but the tooth is still hurting. Why is my lip going numb.
Fri, 5 Sep 2014
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The pain in the tooth can be because of the fracture involving the pulp where the nerves and blood vessels will be there. Once you eat or drink something, it will aggravate the pain in the tooth. So consult a oral physician and get a radiograph to rule out the tooth infection and get the tooth treated with RCT and crown.
The numbness in the lip can be because of the pressure over the nerve by an impacted wisdom tooth or it can be because of the nerve injury by any trauma.
If i am your treating doctor, I would have suggested you to get a radiograph like OPG to rule out both the problems.
Meanwhile i would have suggested you to take course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic) for the tooth infection. And capsule neurobion once daily for 15days for the numbness in the lip.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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What Causes Pain In The Broken Tooth With Numbness In Lips?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The pain in the tooth can be because of the fracture involving the pulp where the nerves and blood vessels will be there. Once you eat or drink something, it will aggravate the pain in the tooth. So consult a oral physician and get a radiograph to rule out the tooth infection and get the tooth treated with RCT and crown. The numbness in the lip can be because of the pressure over the nerve by an impacted wisdom tooth or it can be because of the nerve injury by any trauma. If i am your treating doctor, I would have suggested you to get a radiograph like OPG to rule out both the problems. Meanwhile i would have suggested you to take course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic) for the tooth infection. And capsule neurobion once daily for 15days for the numbness in the lip. I hope my answer will help you, take care.