Trial reportOrthodontics & craniofacial research2010
Sensory retraining: burden in daily life related to altered sensation after orthognathic surgery, a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in Orthodontics & craniofacial research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03465033 (Early Physiotherapy, Mandibular Motion and Sensorial Recovery After Orthognathic Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Early Physiotherapy, Mandibular Motion and Sensorial Recovery After Orthognathic Surgery
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Postsurgical Paraesthesia in BSSO of the Mandible Following Preoperative Assessment of Position of Inferior Alveolar Nerve: A 5-year Follow-Up Study.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of methods for detecting mandibular lingula and can antilingula be used in lingula mandibula detection?BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Does Sensory Retraining Improve Subjective Rating of Sensory Impairment after Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy?Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2018Article
- Hypoesthesia associated with mandibular movement after sagittal split ramus osteotomy.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2017Article
- Inferior alveolar nerve injury following orthognathic surgery: a review of assessment issues.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2011Review
- Sensory retraining: a cognitive behavioral therapy for altered sensation.Atlas of the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America · 2011Review
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Abstract
objectiveAssess the long-term effect of sensory retraining exercises, age, gender, type of surgery, and pre-surgical psychological distress on patients' perception of the interference related to altered sensation 2 years after orthognathic surgery. SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION: A total of 186 subjects with a developmental dentofacial disharmony were enrolled in a multicenter randomized clinical trial: one center was a community-based practice and the other a university-based center. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Subjects were randomly allocated to two groups: standard of care mouth opening exercises after BSSO or a progressive series of sensory retraining facial exercises in addition to the opening exercises. At 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery, subjects scored unusual feelings on the face, numbness, and loss of lip sensitivity from 'no problem (1)' to 'serious problem (7)'. A marginal proportional odds model was fit for each of the ordinal outcomes.
resultsUp to 2 years after surgery, the opening exercise only group had a higher likelihood of reporting interference in daily activities related to numbness and loss of lip sensitivity than the sensory retraining exercise group. The difference between the two groups was relatively constant. Older subjects and those with elevated psychological distress before surgery reported higher burdens related to unusual facial feelings, numbness, and loss of lip sensitivity (p < 0.02).
conclusionThe positive effect of sensory retraining facial exercises observed after surgery is maintained over time. Clinicians should consider the patient's age and psychological well-being prior to providing pre-surgical counseling regarding the impact on daily life of persistent altered sensation following a mandibular osteotomy.
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