Open AccessAltered light-touch sensation after bilateral sagittal-split osteotomy
Author(s) -
Davor Jokić,
Dražen Jokić,
Vedran Uglešić,
Predrag Knežević,
Darko Macan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/020312-98.1
Subject(s) - hypoesthesia , inferior alveolar nerve , medicine , sensation , orthognathic surgery , surgery , dentistry , molar , psychology , neuroscience
To prospectively evaluate the incidence of change in light-touch sensation in the innervated area of the lower alveolar nerve after bilateral sagittal-split osteotomy (BSSO) with attention on the time it takes to rebuild the function of the inferior alveolar nerve.