One Year Outcome of Damaged Lingual Nerve Repair Using a PGA-Collagen Tube: A Case Report

Autor: Tatsuo Nakamura, Ikuhisa Inada, Katsuhiro Horiuchi, Yuji Inada, Kenji Seo, Genji Someya, Makoto Terumitsu
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 66:1481-1484
ISSN: 0278-2391
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.029
Popis: p c f d P r .jp raumatic injury of the lingual nerve is in many cases atrogenic, extraction of the third molar being the ost frequent cause. Deficits in taste, thermal and ouch sensations, and abnormal sensations (eg, pareshesia and dysesthesia) are frequently caused by peipheral nerve damage, leading to difficulties in eating nd/or speech. In contrast to natural improvement fter slight or moderate sensory impairment in the rofacial region, several studies have reported the use f surgical intervention with either direct anastomosis r autograft to reconstruct nerve gap and/or remove
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