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Renton, T, Thexton, A, Crean, S-J and Hankins, M (2006) Simplifying the assessment of the recovery from surgical injury to the lingual nerve. British Dental Journal, 200 (10). pp. 569-573. ISSN 0007-0610
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
Objective: To determine the sensitivity of conventional sensory assessment in monitoring lingual nerve recovery subsequent to third molar surgery and to evaluate if the assessment methods can be predictive of injury outcome.
Method: A prospective case series of 94 patients presenting with lingual nerve injuries evaluated using objective mechanosensory and subjective methods during the recovery period of up to 12 months.
Results: The conventional tests were often unable to diagnose the presence of injury due to variability and they were not predictive of outcome. As a result of this study, we are able to identify patients more likely to have permanent rather than temporary lingual nerve injury at four to eight weeks post injury, using patient reported subjective function. The subjective function test also minimises the requirements for specialist training or equipment providing an ideal method for general dental practice.
Conclusions: The development of these simple subjective tests may enable us to identify which patients are at risk of permanent lingual nerve injuries in the early post injury phase, thus allowing expeditious therapy when indicated.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools and Departments: | Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Primary Care and Public Health |
| Depositing User: | Jane Harle |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2018 11:30 |
| URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2039 |
| Google Scholar: | 3 Citations |