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half of bottom lip swollen
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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered
40 years experience Dentistry
After what ?: A cleaning? An injection? A filling? An extraction? Without knowing what treatment you had or the condition of your mouth it is hard to say. Maybe you ... Read More
Dr. Robert Brodsky answered
58 years experience Dentistry
You Bit your lip: It could be many things, but the most common one is that while still numb, you bit your lip and didn't know you were doing it.
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See dentist: Best to have dentist look to see what is causing this swelling. Could be from biting, allergy, cotton left in mouth and chemical burns from bonding pr ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Al Hegab answered
40 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Swollen lip: You did the right thing, you can keep taking diphenhydramine or any OTC less sedaing antihistamine, as cetirizine or loratadine, mind you don't drive ... Read More
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Dr. Ivelisse Rivera-Godreau answered
24 years experience Family Medicine
More information...: Besides been swollen, do you have any lesions in your mouth? There are a few viruses that could be transmitted that way and cause similar symptoms. Al ... Read More
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Dr. Jeffrey Levine answered
31 years experience Family Medicine
Poss hives: It is possible that you are having an allergic reaction to something, resulting in urticaria, which can cause lip swelling. Try taking zyrtec (cetiriz ... Read More
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Dr. Julan Crane answered
25 years experience Pediatrics
Numbness : Not sure but this is not normal and you need examination
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Cornelia Franz answered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Either: Could be either. If you had a lemon or lime in a drink and were out in the sun it can cause a photochemical reaction and swelling and blistering.
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Tobacco: Tobacco products are very harmful. Studies have shown that dipping tobacco leads to cancer in the oral cavity, and that smoking leads to lung cancer. ... Read More
A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
Allergy or infection: It can be from allegy like angioedema, it can be from infection, have it checked.
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Dr. Vicken Poochikian answered
42 years experience Internal Medicine
Allergic reaction: Most possibly it's an allergic reaction something you ate last night. If you don't have any breathing or swallowing difficulties take beandryl, if not ... Read More
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Cause of swelling?: smoking should not cause lip swelling in general, unless you are cutting your lip with the filter tip, and I dont know what doing it "outside" would h ... Read More
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