Assessment of lingual nerve injury using different surgical variables for mandibular third molar surgery: a clinical study

The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of sensory impairment of the lingual nerves following lower third molar removal and to compare the outcome with various operative variables. A total of 1200 mandibular third molars were removed under local anaesthesia. Predictor variables...

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Published in:International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 43; no. 7; pp. 889 - 893
Main Authors: Yadav, S., Verma, A., Sachdeva, A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Denmark Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2014
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
lingual nerve
Lingual Nerve Injuries - etiology
Male
Mandible - diagnostic imaging
Mandible - innervation
Mandible - surgery
Middle Aged
Molar, Third - diagnostic imaging
Molar, Third - surgery
Prospective Studies
Radiography, Panoramic
sensory impairment
Surgery
Surgical Flaps
third molars
Tooth Extraction - adverse effects
Tooth, Impacted - diagnostic imaging
Tooth, Impacted - surgery
sensory impairment
third molars
lingual nerve
ISSN:0901-5027, 1399-0020, 1399-0020
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Summary:The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of sensory impairment of the lingual nerves following lower third molar removal and to compare the outcome with various operative variables. A total of 1200 mandibular third molars were removed under local anaesthesia. Predictor variables were categorized as lingual flap retraction, tooth sectioning, and buccal guttering. The outcome variable was the presence or absence of lingual nerve impairment. Different operative techniques were performed to identify independent predictors. Of the 1200 patients, 67 (5.6%) experienced transient sensory impairment at the 1-week follow-up. In all cases this resolved completely during the study period, except for four (0.3%) patients who suffered permanent impairment of lingual nerve function. Factors that predicted lingual nerve injury were lingual flap retraction, tooth sectioning, and buccal guttering. The incidence of lingual nerve injury was greater when combinations of these operative variables were used.
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ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/j.ijom.2014.01.013