title: Numb chin syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Numbness of the lower lip, the skin of the chin, or the gingiva of the lower anterior teeth secondary to various dental diseases is a common manifestation that is largely underappreciated. The association of numb chin syndrome (NCS) with serious disease like metastatic malignancy and systemic conditions is frequent enough to warrant a search for these possible etiologies. In this paper we report a case of NCS that occurred secondary to malignant disease; we discuss our findings with special emphasis on metastatic malignancies leading to NCS, when the survival is only for a few months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Amritsar 143 001, India.
authors.forename: Jeevan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lata
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D002680:Chin / Q000294:innervation*; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome