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Post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy. A study of 63 cases

Overview of attention for article published in Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal (Internet), January 2012
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Title
Post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy. A study of 63 cases
Published in
Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal (Internet), January 2012
DOI 10.4317/medoral.17401
Pubmed ID
Authors

MA. Penarrocha, D. Penarrocha, JV. Bagan, M. Penarrocha

Abstract

Trigeminal neuropathy is most often secondary to trauma. The present study explores the underlying causes and the factors that influence recovery. A retrospective case study was made involving 63 patients with trigeminal neuropathy of traumatologic origin, subjected to follow-up for at least 12 months. Fifty-four percent of all cases were diagnosed after mandibular third molar surgery. In 37 and 19 patients the sensory defect was located in the territory innervated by the mental and lingual nerve, respectively. Pain was reported in 57% of the cases, and particularly among the older patients. Regarding patient disability, quality of life was not affected in three cases, while mild alterations were recorded in 25 subjects and severe alterations in 8. Partial or complete recovery was observed in 25 cases after 6 months, and in 32 after one year. There were few recoveries after this period of time. Recovery proved faster in the youngest patients, who moreover were the individuals with the least pain. Our patients with trigeminal neuropathy recovered particularly in the first 6 months and up to one year after injury. The older patients more often suffered pain associated to the sensory defect. On the other hand, their discomfort was more intense, and the patients with most pain and the poorest clinical scores also showed a comparatively poorer course.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 84 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 21 25%
Student > Postgraduate 14 17%
Student > Bachelor 13 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 8%
Other 6 7%
Other 10 12%
Unknown 13 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 53 63%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 1%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 1%
Other 7 8%
Unknown 17 20%

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