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What Causes Numbness In The Jaw And Tooth Pain?
Question: After a brief toothache my left hand lower jaw went numb. My dentist spent 45 minutes injecting various analgesics,none of which worked! Her answer was to extract the tooth.
I requested antibiotics and pain killers to allow me time for a second opinion.
My doctor changed the prescription and made an appointment for me with a dental specialist as she is very worried about the oddity of the numbness and it not responding to various drugs.
Could this just be an abscess??
I requested antibiotics and pain killers to allow me time for a second opinion.
My doctor changed the prescription and made an appointment for me with a dental specialist as she is very worried about the oddity of the numbness and it not responding to various drugs.
Could this just be an abscess??
Brief Answer:
May be lingual nerve injury or involvement
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Numbness over chin or lower jaw region may be due to involvement of lingual nerve passing through jaw.
Is there any swelling, caries over tooth?
Is there any problem in hand or upper limbs?
Any history of local injectable anaesthesia for tooth?
Take pain killers if required. Continue antibiotics.
Visit a dentist for examination.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
May be lingual nerve injury or involvement
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Numbness over chin or lower jaw region may be due to involvement of lingual nerve passing through jaw.
Is there any swelling, caries over tooth?
Is there any problem in hand or upper limbs?
Any history of local injectable anaesthesia for tooth?
Take pain killers if required. Continue antibiotics.
Visit a dentist for examination.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Yes my right hand keeps going numb
Brief Answer:
Requires examination by a neurologist too
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If you have no tooth problem, swelling or caries and still having jaw pain on left and hand numbness on right you might have to consult a neurologist for examination and need of any neuroimaging.
Any complains of headache, vomiting, seizure, fever, loss of consciousness, facial deviation, speech changes, swallowing difficulty, walking difficulties, lower limb weakness, neck pain, previous stroke or transient ischaemic attacks, cardiac illness?
Do get back with these details.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Requires examination by a neurologist too
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If you have no tooth problem, swelling or caries and still having jaw pain on left and hand numbness on right you might have to consult a neurologist for examination and need of any neuroimaging.
Any complains of headache, vomiting, seizure, fever, loss of consciousness, facial deviation, speech changes, swallowing difficulty, walking difficulties, lower limb weakness, neck pain, previous stroke or transient ischaemic attacks, cardiac illness?
Do get back with these details.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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