title: Lower lip numbness due to peri-radicular dental infection.
abstract: Lower lip numbness has always been a sinister symptom. Much has been written about it being the sole symptom of pathological lesions and metastatic tumours in the mandible. It may also be a symptom of manifestations of certain systemic disorders. A case of lower lip numbness resulting from the compression of the mental nerve by a peri-radicular abscess is presented because of the unusual nature of this spread of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ngeow
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*