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A female asked:

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 Galliaanswered

Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial 47 years experience

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

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