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Is There A Possibility Of Losing My Tooth After Getting Hit By Basketball And Having Numbness ?

hello. I was playing basketball and I went up for a rebound, as I was coming down my friend jumped up to get the ball as well and hit my toot upwards. causing me to bite into my lip and hurt my front tooth at the same time. my lip seems better now but my tooth feels numb, however i do not feel that much pain when moving it or putting pressure on it. does this mean i have nerve or root damage. if so will i need a root canal, and is there a possibility of losing my tooth?
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,  's  Response
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The pain and numbness felling is because of the trauma and impact over the tooth secondary to the pressure over the root tip. Consult a oral physician and get a radiograph done to rule out any root fracture. If there is root fracture then the tooth cannot be saved.
You should get the vitality of the tooth checked to determine whether the tooth is vital or not. if the tooth is non vital then get it treated with RCT and crown.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.

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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,  Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S's  Response
hanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The pain and numbness felling is because of the trauma and impact over the tooth secondary to the pressure over the root tip. Consult a oral physician and get a radiograph done to rule out any root fracture. If there is root fracture then the tooth cannot be saved.
You should get the vitality of the tooth checked to determine whether the tooth is vital or not. if the tooth is non vital then get it treated with RCT and crown.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Is There A Possibility Of Losing My Tooth After Getting Hit By Basketball And Having Numbness ?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The pain and numbness felling is because of the trauma and impact over the tooth secondary to the pressure over the root tip. Consult a oral physician and get a radiograph done to rule out any root fracture. If there is root fracture then the tooth cannot be saved. You should get the vitality of the tooth checked to determine whether the tooth is vital or not. if the tooth is non vital then get it treated with RCT and crown. I hope my answer will help you, take care.