Simplifying the assessment of the recovery from surgical injury to the lingual nerve

Renton, Tara; Thexton, A.J.; Crean, St John; Hankins, Matthew

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4813584

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“…The QST protocol used in this study remains time consuming in clinical routine diagnostic. Some studies [29, 52] restricted screening to thermal QST to examine the tongue. By extending the protocol to include mechanical components however, a differentiated classification of nerve fiber function is possible.…”

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Profiling intraoral neuropathic disturbances following lingual nerve injury and in burning mouth syndrome

Hartmann¹,

Seeberger²,

Bittner

et al. 2017

BMC Oral Health

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BackgroundThe aim of the study was to analyse intraoral neurophysiological changes in patients with unilateral lingual nerve lesions as well as patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) by applying a standardized Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) protocol.MethodsThe study included patients suffering from a peripheral lesion of the lingual nerve (n = 4), from BMS (n = 5) and healthy controls (n = 8). Neurophysiological tests were performed in the innervation areas of the tongue bilaterally. For BMS patients the dorsal foot area was used as reference.ResultsFor patients with peripheral lesion of the lingual nerve the affected side of the tongue showed increased thresholds for thermal (p < 0.05–0.001) and mechanical (p < 0.01–0.001) QST parameters, indicating a hypoesthesia and thermal hypofunction. In BMS patients, a pinprick hypoalgesia (p < 0.001), a cold hyperalgesia (p < 0.01) and cold/warmth hypoesthesia (p < 0.01) could be detected.ConclusionsThe results of this study verified the lingual nerve lesion in our patients as a peripheral dysfunction. The profile showed a loss of sensory function for small and large fibre mediated stimuli. A more differentiated classification of the lingual nerve injury was possible with QST, regarding profile, type and severity of the neurologic lesion. BMS could be seen as neuropathy with variable central and peripheral contributions among individuals resulting in chronic pain.

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Profiling intraoral neuropathic disturbances following lingual nerve injury and in burning mouth syndrome

Hartmann¹,

Seeberger²,

Bittner

et al. 2017

BMC Oral Health

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“…16,19,20 These tests involved utilising a similar kit of instruments that allowed mapping neuropathic area percentage of dermatome (extra-oral and intra-oral) and assessment of the subjective function score.…”

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Post-implant neuropathy of the trigeminal nerve. A case series.

Renton¹,

Dawood

Shah³

et al. 2012

Br Dent J

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“…Thermal and mechanical sensory nerve fiber function may be diagnosed with Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST), representing an effective psychophysical diagnostic tool. Consisting of 13 thermal and mechanical testing procedures, QST is able to perceive sensory signs indicating possible central or peripheral sensitization…”

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Neurophysiological changes associated with implant‐associated augmentation procedures in the lower jaw

Hartmann¹,

Welte-Jzyk

Seiler³

et al. 2017

Clin Implant Dent Rel Res

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Simplifying the assessment of the recovery from surgical injury to the lingual nerve

Cited by 28 publications

References 22 publications

Profiling intraoral neuropathic disturbances following lingual nerve injury and in burning mouth syndrome

Profiling intraoral neuropathic disturbances following lingual nerve injury and in burning mouth syndrome

Post-implant neuropathy of the trigeminal nerve. A case series.

Neurophysiological changes associated with implant‐associated augmentation procedures in the lower jaw

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