FREQUENCY OF NERVE INJURIES FOLLOWING EXTRACTION OF IMPACTED MANDIBULAR 3RD MOLARS

Authors

  • Tariq Ahmad Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry Peshawar.
  • Atta-ur-Rahman Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry Peshawar.
  • Zia-ur-Rahman Qureshi Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry Peshawar.
  • Syed Murad Ali Shah Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Sardar Begum Dental College Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i1.524

Keywords:

impaction, third molar, nerve injury.

Abstract

Objective:The aim of the study was to know the frequency of the nerve injury following mandibular impacted third molar surgery.
Methodology: This study was carried out on 60 patients planned for extraction of impacted mandibular third molar under local anaesthia in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, Ayub Medical College Abbottabad from April 2007 to December 2007. All the 60 patients were operated for their impacted mandibular third molars after thorough evaluation based on history, clinical and radiological assessment. The patients were assessed for nerve injuries till 4th post extraction day.
Results: Female (60%) predominated male (40%), with the female to male ratio of 3:2. The age range was 18-40 years. Lingual nerve injury was noticed in 6 patients cases (10%). Inferior alveolar nerve injury was observed in 3 patients (5%).
Conclusions: In this study lingual nerve injury was more common than inferior alveolar nerve injury.

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Published

2013-12-31

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Ahmad, T. ., Atta-ur-Rahman, Zia-ur-Rahman Qureshi, & Syed Murad Ali Shah. (2013). FREQUENCY OF NERVE INJURIES FOLLOWING EXTRACTION OF IMPACTED MANDIBULAR 3RD MOLARS. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 4(1), 12–15. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i1.524

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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