Title |
Interventions for iatrogenic inferior alveolar and lingual nerve injury
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd005293.pub2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Paul Coulthard, Evgeny Kushnerev, Julian M Yates, Tanya Walsh, Neil Patel, Edmund Bailey, Tara F Renton |
Abstract |
Iatrogenic injury of the inferior alveolar or lingual nerve or both is a known complication of oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures. Injury to these two branches of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve may result in altered sensation associated with the ipsilateral lower lip or tongue or both and may include anaesthesia, paraesthesia, dysaesthesia, hyperalgesia, allodynia, hypoaesthesia and hyperaesthesia. Injury to the lingual nerve may also affect taste perception on the affected side of the tongue. The vast majority (approximately 90%) of these injuries are temporary in nature and resolve within eight weeks. However, if the injury persists beyond six months it is deemed to be permanent. Surgical, medical and psychological techniques have been used as a treatment for such injuries, though at present there is no consensus on the preferred intervention, or the timing of the intervention. |
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United Kingdom | 7 | 28% |
United States | 4 | 16% |
Chile | 2 | 8% |
Spain | 2 | 8% |
Canada | 2 | 8% |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 4% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 4% |
Brazil | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 5 | 20% |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 24% |
Scientists | 3 | 12% |
Unknown | 1 | 4% |
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Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 334 | 100% |
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Student > Master | 59 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 34 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 25 | 7% |
Researcher | 22 | 7% |
Other | 63 | 19% |
Unknown | 102 | 30% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 157 | 47% |
Psychology | 14 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 4% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 1% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 1% |
Other | 25 | 7% |
Unknown | 117 | 35% |