I m wondering what could be causing numbness of my lower lip and chin on the left side. A few weeks ago i was experiencing pain do to what i thought was my wisdom tootChatDoctoring in( it was pushing on my other tooth). that was about three weeks, then the pain went away and couple day after is when i started experiencing numbness of my lower lip and chin and its been numb for about five days know.
Hello, I can understand your concern. Sometimes an impacted wisdom tooth can compress the lingual nerve, which supplies the lower lip and chin area causing numbness in the supplied area unless it is decompressed by removal of the wisdom tooth. Impacted tooth means the tooth that cannot come put in oral cavity because it lacks physical space to come out and is stuck in the bone. You are tight in assuming that it might cause pressure on other teeth, too causing vague pain and pressure feeling. I would advise you to visit a dentist and go for physical examination along with x-ray of the left sided wisdom tooth are. An x-ray called OPG is more preferable as it presents the surrounding area and vital structures around the tooth well. If x-ray shows impaction of the tooth, I would advise you to get it removed after consultation with an oral surgeon. However, if wisdom tooth is not a problem, you should visit a neurologist or maxillofacial surgeon for further investigations such as MRI to find out the cause of the numbness. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. Let me know if you have follow-up questions. Best,