Dental clinics of North America
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Dent. Clin. North Am. · Jan 2015
ReviewPersistent pain and neurosensory disturbance after dental implant surgery: pathophysiology, etiology, and diagnosis.
Many studies have documented the successful outcomes of dental implants, but have also reported the association of sensory disturbances with the surgical implant procedure. Postsurgical pain is a normal response to tissue injury, and usually resolves after the tissue heals. ⋯ This article describes the basic anatomy and pathophysiology associated with nerve injury. The incidence and diagnosis of these problems, in addition to factors that result in the development of chronic persistent neuropathic pain and sensory disturbances associated with surgical implant placement, are discussed.