Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
After an unsuccessful root canal, when I move my lips to the side, it feels like there is hair running from the chin up into the lip, and when I move it, it is as if there is a pull on it. It is a strange sensation I definitely did not have before. It is akin to a light electric shock. It has been about two days since I discovered I still feel this.
I also feel it even more if I press my finger on the side of my chin, then this sensation spreads out even more. The reason I say it is from the root canal is because when the anesthetic was injected, I felt an immediate sensation of this kind of little shock but stronger in my lip. The tooth that was attempted to be treated was fifth from the center on the bottom jaw, on the right side. Please let me know if this can be treated. I am in great distress.
Please help.
Thank you.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I understand your concern.
I am sorry for the pain you are going through.
It could be because of the introduction of foreign bodies like instruments and files during root canal treatment, and it could go away with time. It may often occur due to anesthetic needle insertion, which might sensitize some of your muscles. In 99 percent of the cases, such effects are reversible and go away on their own, or they may require some cold compresses or light massages.
Kindly follow the below instructions for five days and update me about the severity:
1. Use a cold compress with an ice pack or crushed ice in a muslin cloth. Repeat this four to five times a day for five minutes each.
2. Using your four fingers, massage your cheek muscle in a circular motion five times a day (in a clockwise and anticlockwise direction).
3. Rinse your mouth with warm, saline water after every meal.
4. Try blowing up balloons three times back to back.
5. Keep lozenges or orange drop candies in your mouth to aid in regular tongue movements.
Follow up after three days.
I hope this addresses your concern.
Kind regards.
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Answered byDr. Ummah Mohammad
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