Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1790-1794 , December 2006

Etiology of Lingual Nerve Injuries in the Third Molar Region: A Cadaver and Histologic Study

  • M. Anthony Pogrel, DDS, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Pogrel: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0440, Room C-522, 521 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143-0440
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  • Hung Le, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

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  2. Pogrel MA, Thamby S. Permanent nerve involvement resulting from inferior alveolar nerve blocks. J Am Dent Assoc. 2000;131:901
  3. Conrad S. Neurosensory disturbances as a result of chemical injury to the inferior alveolar nerve. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin N Am. 2001;13:255
  4. Loescher AR, Robinson PP. The effect of surgical medicaments on peripheral nerve function. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1998;36:327
  5. Pogrel MA, Schmidt BL. Trigeminal nerve chemical neurotrauma from injectable materials. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin N Am. 2001;13:247
  6. Gregg JM, Zuniga JR. An outcome analysis of clinical trials of the surgical treatment of traumatic trigeminal sensory neuropathy. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin N Am. 2001;13:377
  7. Pogrel MA. The results of microneurosurgery of the inferior alveolar and lingual nerve. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2002;60:485
  8. Zuniga JR, Meyer RA, Gregg JM. The accuracy of clinical neurosensory testing for nerve injury diagnosis. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1998;56:2
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PII: S0278-2391(06)01348-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.05.060

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1790-1794 , December 2006

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