Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
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J Craniomaxillofac Surg · Oct 1994
Clinical investigation into the incidence of direct damage to the lingual nerve caused by local anaesthesia.
The aim of this study was to investigate the amount of damage to the lingual nerve by mandibular block anaesthesia alone. For this purpose the records of 12,104 patients in whom mandibular block anaesthesia was administered without any type of surgery were reviewed. ⋯ In 17 out of these 18 patients the tongue sensation recovered after a period of 6 months. Only in one patient (0.008%) was there a slight sensory diminution of the tongue, even after one year.