title: Bilateral lingual anesthesia following surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion: report of a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Claris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chuah
authors.forename: Pushkar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mehra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D061222:Lingual Nerve Injuries; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit / Q000294:innervation; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000009:adverse effects; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology*