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Will facial numbness from an abscessed tooth be treated/gone once extraction will be done? or will it be permanent?

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

Yes. No.: Will be gone when infection resolved. Not permanent.

Answered 4/25/2015

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