Authors : C. Stavrianos, A. Eliades and I. Stavrianou
Abstract: Chronic apical periodontitis of mandibular premolars and molars teeth is quite common phenomenon. In this case report, it is described an unusual case of chronic periodontitis of a right mandibular second premolar tooth in proximity to mental foramen which was the cause of a dysaesthesia in the distribution of the mental nerve. The reported symptoms of sensory disturbance disappeared 3 months after conventional endodontic treatment associated with antibiotic therapy. One year later the tooth was still asymptomatic and the resolution of mental nerve paresthesia was completed.
C. Stavrianos, A. Eliades and I. Stavrianou, 2010. Paresthesia of the Mental Nerve Due to Chronic Apical Periodontitis of a Non-Vital Tooth: A Case Report. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 4: 94-97.