Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I am experiencing partial numbness following a root canal?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Check with doc: Numbness can follow different situations...Check in with your doc. It may be due to swelling in the surrounding area, the syringe piercing a nerve. Or a number of other issues...As long as no nerves were cut, the numbness should fade over time.
Answered 5/19/2019
5.7k views
See your dentist: Numbness of the tooth itself is expected, because the dentist removed the nerve to the tooth. If you are having numbness of the surrounding tissues or the lip, please contact your dentist right away as this could the sign of a significant problem.
Answered 5/19/2019
5.7k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
How long after a root canal do I have to wait until the numbness wears off and my mouth gets back to normal?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I had a root canal 10 years ago, and just got braces off 2 days ago. I'm due to get a crown but i'm experiencing facial numbness now and sinking tooth?
9 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
A member asked:
Dental root canal numbness - what procedure can determine the cause of five teeth being numb four days after an upper first molar that calcified.
7 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
A member asked:
I have earache and tender to touch jaw and numbness on the left side. I don't have toothache but may possibly have a root canal on one of the molars.?
10 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Cheek swelling and cheek and lip numbness after a root canal. Had one done yesterday, it was infected at the time. Half of my bottom lip is still numb?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
People also searched for:
I am experiencing partial facial numbness and drooling following a root canal?
Had 4 shots to numb before partial crown and next day chin/lip became numb. Root canal followed & 12 days later my lip/chin still numb. Paraesthesia?
Just got a root canal an hour ago, what should I expect after the numbness wears off? Is it painful?
What can be done for facial paralysis and numbness after root canal!?
When getting a crown on a molar that had root canal do you need to get numb? I hate the numbness feeling
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
