title: Dysesthesia of the lingual and inferior alveolar nerves following third molar surgery.
abstract: A summary of the responses to the questions in a national survey pertaining to nerve dysfunction and the standard of care for such dysfunction is presented. The lingual nerve had a functional alteration rate of one in every 1756 patients, and about 13% of these alterations persisted for more than a year. The inferior alveolar nerve had a functional alteration rate of one in every 241 patients, with about 3.5% of these alterations persisting for more than a year. The standard of care did not include microsurgical or other surgical correction.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Alling
mesh_terms: D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008036:Lingual Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012677:Sensation; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects