Open AccessIncidence of lingual nerve paraesthesia following mandibular third molar surgery
Author(s) -
Jeevan Lata,
Arunesh Kumar Tiwari
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.94467
Subject(s) - medicine , lingual nerve , trismus , molar , dentistry , nerve injury , incidence (geometry) , surgery , prospective cohort study , mandibular fracture , complication , tongue , oral and maxillofacial surgery , physics , pathology , optics
The surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar is associated with minor but expected complications like pain, swelling, bruising and trismus. The lingual nerve damage sometimes occurs after the removal of mandibular third molar producing impaired sensation or permanent sensory loss. This complication is usually unexpected and unacceptable for the patients particularly if no prior warning has been given.