Woke up with numb bottom lip due to tooth hurting. dr got it pulled out today. still numb. will this go away or be permanent. said was a good extracti?

Can't say: The numbness is usually caused by an injury or an irritation to the nerve bundles or sheath, You should ask your dentist how close to,the nerve was your tooth. Sometime the numbness can be transient and can last up to a year, in rare cases where the nerve was badly damaged or severed before or during the surgery that the numbness becomes permanent..

Can't always predict: This may be what is called parathesia, which is this residual numbness of the lip and tongue (often on one side, depending upon where the tooth was, severity of the infection, your immune system and the difficulty of the extraction.) The numbness can slowly fade away over time or could remain permanently. I would get more than one opinion.

See a dentist ASAP: A tooth abscess or gum abscess won't go away without treatment. A dental abscess is a collection of pus that forms in your teeth or gums as a result of a bacterial infection. Take Tylenol (acetaminophen) or NSAIDs OTC for pain control. Dentist will treat a tooth abscess by draining it and getting rid of the infection. See a dentist ASAP.