ReviewJournal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons2019
Management and prevention of third molar surgery-related trigeminal nerve injury: time for a rethink.
Review in Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Comparing standard- and low-dose CBCT in diagnosis and treatment decisions for impacted mandibular third molars: a non-inferiority randomised clinical study.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Trial
- Management of Mandibular Third Molars With an Interradicular Inferior Alveolar Nerve Using Ultrasonic Surgery: A Case Series of Three Patients.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Insights into the Effects of Carbamylated Erythropoietin on Schwann Cells in Peripheral Nerve Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- [Management of accidental tooth root displacement into the mandibular canal during tooth extraction].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2025Review
- Challenges in Diagnosing the Course of the Lingual Nerve for Clinical Practice and Research.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mandibular third molar coronectomy in older adults and its effects on oral health-related quality of life.Gerodontology · 2025Article
- Is difficulty of extraction associated with inferior alveolar nerve proximity on computed tomography and increased injury risk?Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2025Article
- Factors influencing inferior alveolar nerve injury after extraction of mandibular third molar.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2024Article
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- Neurosensory Deficits of the Mandibular Nerve Following Extraction of Impacted Lower Third Molars-A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Photobiomodulation and vitamin B treatment alleviate both thermal and mechanical orofacial pain in rats.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2023Article
- Application of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Risk Assessment of Lower Third Molar Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Prevalence of dental implant positioning errors: A cross-sectional study.Imaging science in dentistry · 2022Article
- Association of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Position and Nerve Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Oral Health-related quality of life after coronectomy for impacted mandibular third molar in the first postoperative week.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2021Article
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Abstract
Trigeminal nerve injury as a consequence of lower third molar surgery is a notorious complication and may affect the patient in long term. Inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and lingual nerve (LN) injury result in different degree of neurosensory deficit and also other neurological symptoms. The long term effects may include persistent sensory loss, chronic pain and depression. It is crucial to understand the pathophysiology of the nerve injury from lower third molar surgery. Surgery remains the most promising treatment in moderate-to-severe nerve injuries. There are limitations in the current treatment methods and full recovery is not commonly achievable. It is better to prevent nerve injury than to treat with unpredictable results. Coronectomy has been proved to be effective in reducing IAN injury and carries minimal long-term morbidity. New technologies, like the roles of erythropoietin and stem cell therapy, are being investigated for neuroprotection and neural regeneration. Breakthroughs in basic and translational research are required to improve the clinical outcomes of the current treatment modalities of third molar surgery-related nerve injury.
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