title: Contralateral facial nerve palsy following mandibular second molar removal: is there co-relation or just coincidence?
abstract: Peripheral facial nerve palsy (FNP) is the most common cranial nerves neuropathy. It is very rare during dental treatment. Classically, it begins immediately after the injection of local anaesthetic into the region of inferior dental foramen and it's homolateral to the injection. Recovery takes a few hours, normally as long the anaesthetic lasts. The authors present a 44-year-old patient who presented a contralateral delayed-onset facial paralysis arising from dental procedure and discuss the plausible pathogenesis mechanism of happen and a possible relationship between dental procedure and contralateral FNP.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Otorhinolaryngologie, et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale de l'Hôpital Militaire Moulay Ismaïl, Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zalagh
authors.affiliation: Service d'Otorhinolaryngologie, et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale de l'Hôpital Militaire Moulay Ismaïl, Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boukhari
authors.affiliation: Service d'Otorhinolaryngologie, et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale de l'Hôpital Militaire Moulay Ismaïl, Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Attifi
authors.affiliation: Service d'Otorhinolaryngologie, et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale de l'Hôpital Militaire Moulay Ismaïl, Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hmidi
authors.affiliation: Service d'Otorhinolaryngologie, et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale de l'Hôpital Militaire Moulay Ismaïl, Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Abdelhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Messary
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004408:Dysgeusia / Q000209:etiology; D004576:Electromyography; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D006561:Herpes Simplex; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012001:Hyperacusis / Q000209:etiology; D065346:Lubricant Eye Drops; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery*; D061646:Operative Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014775:Virus Activation
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D065346:Lubricant Eye Drops; D011241:Prednisone
keywords: Facial nerve palsy; anaesthetic injection; molar removal