title: A retrospective study of paresthesia of the dental alveolar nerves.
abstract: Paresthesia is a rare clinical finding subsequent to surgery accompanied by the administration of local anesthetics. A small patient population was identified whose clinical problem may be explained by neurotoxicity due to a local anesthetic metabolite. Reasonable questions arise from these clinical observations that would benefit from prospective studies to explain sensory loss on a biochemical basis.
authors.affiliation: University of California School of Dentistry, San Francisco.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nickel
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000187:drug effects; D008442:Maxillary Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries*; D008619:Mepivacaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D008619:Mepivacaine