Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 1070-1076 , June 2007

Does Early Repair of Lingual Nerve Injuries Improve Functional Sensory Recovery?

  • Srinivas M. Susarla, BA

      Affiliations

    • Fellow in Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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  • Leonard B. Kaban, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Walter C. Guralnick Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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  • R. Bruce Donoff, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor and Director, Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Dodson: Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Warren 1201, Boston, MA 02114

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 This study was supported by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Fellowship in Clinical Investigation (S.M.S.), the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education and Research Fund (S.M.S., T.B.D.), and the Center for Applied Clinical Investigation (T.B.D.).

PII: S0278-2391(06)01903-3

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.010

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 1070-1076 , June 2007

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