Open AccessIncidence of neurosensory disturbance in mandibular implant surgery – A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Harini Padmanabhan,
Anand Kumar,
K. N. Shivashankar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of indian prosthodontic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1998-4057
pISSN - 0972-4052
DOI - 10.4103/jips.jips_373_19
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , incidence (geometry) , edentulism , systematic review , disturbance (geology) , confidence interval , poisson regression , implant , dentistry , medline , surgery , population , paleontology , physics , environmental health , political science , law , optics , biology
Implantology has been widely accepted as the mainstay treatment for rehabilitating complete and partial edentulism. However, it is associated with some failures and complications, the most concerning being neurosensory disturbance. Although neurosensory disturbance has been extensively studied, the incidence and cause remains largely variable. Thus, the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the incidence, distribution, and recovery rate of neurosensory disturbance.