A case report of a long-term abandoned torn lingual nerve injury repaired by collagen nerve graft induced by lower third molar extraction

A case report of a long-term abandoned torn lingual nerve injury repaired by collagen nerve graft induced by lower third molar extraction

Abstract Background The lingual nerve plays an important role in multiple functions, including gustatory sensation and contact sensitivity and thermosensitivity. Misdiagnosed conservative treatments for serious lingual nerve (LN) injuries can induce the patient to serious mental disability. After co...

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Main Authors: Shigeyuki Fujita, Naoki Mizobata, Takashi Nakanishi, Itaru Tojyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Subjects:
Lingual nerve
Iatrogenic injury
Mandibular third molar extraction
Allograft collagen nerve
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40902-019-0243-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40902-019-0243-z

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