The Impact of Altered Sensation Affecting the Lower Lip After Orthognathic Treatment

• Published in: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 69; no. 11; pp. e431 - e445
• Main Authors: Lee, Evelyn G.L., DDS(UKM), MSc, MOrth, Ryan, Fiona S., BDS, MFDSRCS(Eng), MSc, MOrthRCS(Eng), Shute, Justin, MBBS, MRCP, MRCPsych, MSc, FHEA, Cunningham, Susan J., PhD, BChD, FDSRCS(Edin), MSc, MOrthRCS(Eng)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude to Health; Chin - innervation; Cohort Studies; Dentistry; Drinking - physiology; Eating - physiology; Emotions; Female; Humans; Hypesthesia - etiology; Hypesthesia - psychology; Interviews as Topic; Lip - innervation; Lip Diseases - etiology; Lip Diseases - psychology; Male; Mandible - surgery; Mandibular Nerve - pathology; Middle Aged; Orthognathic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Paresthesia - etiology; Paresthesia - psychology; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Surgery; Surveys and Questionnaires; Trigeminal Nerve Injuries - etiology; Trigeminal Nerve Injuries - psychology; Young Adult

Purpose Inferior dental nerve paresthesia is a well-known risk of orthognathic surgery, but little is known about the effects of altered sensation in day-to-day life. Therefore the aim of this study was to assess the impact of altered sensation after orthognathic treatment. Patients and Methods The...