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Is juxta-apical radiolucency a reliable risk factor for injury to the inferior alveolar nerve during removal of lower third molars?
- Source :
- British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 57:430-434
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to find out if juxta-apical radiolucency (JAR) is a reliable risk factor for injury to the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) during removal of lower third molars. We designed a cohort study of patients whose dental panoramic tomograms (DPT) had shown JAR before complete removal of lower wisdom teeth. The outcome variable was postoperative permanent neurosensory disturbance of the IAN. A total of 39 patients (50 lower third molars) were identified and screened for permanent neurosensory disturbance. None reported any permanently altered sensation 18 months after the operation. Based on our group, the presence of JAR does not seem to be a reliable predictor of the risk of permanent injury to the IAN during removal of lower third molars.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Molar
Dental panoramic
Mandibular Nerve
Radiodensity
Dentistry
Mandible
Inferior alveolar nerve
Cohort Studies
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Outcome variable
stomatognathic system
Risk Factors
Radiography, Panoramic
Humans
Medicine
Risk factor
business.industry
Juxta
Tooth, Impacted
030206 dentistry
Middle Aged
Mandibular Nerve Injuries
Otorhinolaryngology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Tooth Extraction
Female
Molar, Third
Trigeminal Nerve Injuries
Surgery
Oral Surgery
business
Cohort study
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02664356
- Volume :
- 57
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9d7a510d81d80b3ac7be75be8db197ed