Lingual nerve injury in third molar surgery. I. Observations on recovery of sensation with spontaneous healing

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 884-889

  Hillerup, S ^a,b   Stoltze, K ^a,b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Denmark)

Author keywords

lingual nerve; nerve injury; recovery; third molar surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALING; HUMAN; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MOLAR TOOTH; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; THERMAL STIMULATION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; NEUROMA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TONGUE;

EID: 35148864847     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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