title: Assessment of inferior alveolar and lingual nerve disturbances after dentoalveolar surgery, and of recovery of sensitivity.
abstract: In a follow-up of 1107 dentoalveolar operations in the postcanine region, 24 (2.2%) temporary sensitivity disturbances of the inferior alveolar nerve and 16 (1.4%) of the lingual nerve were found. Permanent disturbances were not present. Complete recovery had occurred by 6 months in all cases. The incidence of temporary sensitivity disturbances depended on the different surgical interventions performed. For evaluation and follow-up purposes, a computer-aided pain and thermal sensitivity (PATH) tester was used. By PATH testing, spontaneous recovery can already be ascertained at the third or fourth postoperative month.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hanover Medical University, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schultze-Mosgau
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Reich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008036:Lingual Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D061222:Lingual Nerve Injuries; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000601:surgery; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries