Paraesthesia of the lip and chin area resolved by endodontic treatment: A case report and review of literature.
Lower lip numbness is a symptom that may be due to entirely benign causes, or it may be the first sign of a more sinister problem. It has been reported as being the sole symptom of pathological lesions and metastatic tumours in the mandible.
Honorary Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Eastman Dental Institute, London. waseem_wk1@yahoo.co.uk
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D002680:Chin; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012390:Root Canal Therapy