Can swelling from an absessed tooth cause numbness of lips and chin?
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yes
iam sure it can, it can also affect your sinuses and make you very sick
yes
Yeah, if infected it can spread to your brain and kill you.
Take your antibiotics!
yes
Yes. The abscess is pressing on a nerve or nerves.
Yes, it could be infecting a nerve or the swelling may be putting pressure on it.
Get to a dentist NOW.
Yes , its your bodys natural way of stopping the pain from spreading . By making it numb . Now if your abcess starts to stink like terrible or a lot of nasty drainage . Go to the doc immediatly , your mouth is the most susceptible to infection besides your feet .
Hi! I've been in dentistry for over 25 years and if you are experiencing numbness you need dental care ASAP. The infection can travel through the nerves in the face and you don't want this. Call your dentist and get in right away to see h/her. You will need antibiotics right away and a root canal to drain the infection. Please don't wait, this is serious stuff and you don't want to wait until you need to be in a hospital. Antibiotics will get this under control in 48 hours and opening the tooth to drain the infection will get you started to healing. Do this tomorrow or go to ER and get antibiotics now. Please don't wait. Marie
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