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Please tell me, could a broken rotting tooth cause numbness in the mouth and upset stomach?
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Yes: The broken rotting tooth is a focus of infection. Can be causing your current symptoms, nerve and gastrointestinal problems will only get worse. The spreading worsening infection can even be acutely life threatening. Put down the computer, pick up the phone, call your dentist immediately.
Answered 11/21/2013
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