Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1998
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.
Keywords
Article, Case Report, Emergency Health Service, Endodontics, Female, Human, Lip, Mandibular Nerve, Middle Aged, Mouth Disease, Nerve Compression, Radiography, Somatosensory Disorder, Tooth Periapical Disease, Tooth Radiography, Emergency Medical Services, Humans, Mouth Diseases, Nerve Compression Syndromes, Periapical Abscess, Radiography, Dental, Root Canal Therapy, Somatosensory Disorders
Divisions
OralMaxillofacialSurgery
Publication Title
Medical Journal of Malaysia
Volume
53
Issue
4
Publisher
Malaysian Medical Association
Additional Information
Cited By (since 1996): 1 Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 10971994 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Ngeow, W.C.