TY - GEN N1 - Cited By (since 1996): 1 Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 10971994 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Ngeow, W.C. ID - cogprints8182 UR - http://cogprints.org/8182/ A1 - Ngeow, Dr. W.C. Y1 - 1998/12// N2 - Lower lip numbness has always been a sinister symptom. Much has been written about it being the sole symptom of pathological lesions and metastatic tumours in the mandible. It may also be a symptom of manifestations of certain systemic disorders. A case of lower lip numbness resulting from the compression of the mental nerve by a peri-radicular abscess is presented because of the unusual nature of this spread of infection. KW - Article; Case Report; Emergency Health Service; Endodontics; Female; Human; Lip; Mandibular Nerve; ;Middle Aged; Mouth Disease; Nerve Compression; Radiography; Somatosensory Disorder; Tooth Periapical Disease; Tooth Radiography; Emergency Medical Services; Humans; Mouth Diseases; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Periapical Abscess; Radiography KW - Dental; Root Canal Therapy; Somatosensory Disorders TI - Lower lip numbness due to peri-radicular dental infection SP - 446 AV - public EP - 448 ER -