@misc{cogprints8182, volume = {53}, number = {4}, month = {December}, author = {Dr. W.C. Ngeow}, note = {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.}, title = {Lower lip numbness due to peri-radicular dental infection}, year = {1998}, journal = {Medical Journal of Malaysia}, pages = {446--448}, 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 }, url = {http://cogprints.org/8182/}, 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.} }