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Lingual Nerve Injury
Author(s) -
GraffRadford Steven B.,
Evans Randolph W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2003.03189.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lingual nerve , presentation (obstetrics) , nerve injury , complication , neuropathic pain , epidemiology , surgery , anesthesia , tongue , pathology
Lingual nerve injury is a common complication following dental and medical procedures. The clinical presentation of lingual nerve injury, its epidemiology, predisposing factors, and anatomy are explored in an attempt to identify those patients at risk for developing neuropathic pain. Nonsurgical and surgical therapies also are discussed.