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Archives of oral biology · Jan 2007
Inflammatory cell accumulation in traumatic neuromas of the human lingual nerve.
To quantify the accumulation of inflammatory cells in traumatic neuromas of the human lingual nerve, and to establish any correlation with the patients' reported symptoms of dysaesthesia. ⋯ This study has demonstrated the presence of inflammatory cells within traumatic neuromas of the human lingual nerve. These cells were found to be closely associated with regions of viable nerve tissue, but there was no correlation with the patients' clinical symptoms.