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Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 320-326 , April 2010

Incidence of neurosensory deficits and recovery after lower third molar surgery: a prospective clinical study of 4338 cases

L.K. Cheung
- Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Address: Lim K. Cheung, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong. Tel: +852 28590267; Fax: +852 28575570.
Y.Y. Leung
- Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
L.K. Chow
- Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
M.C.M. Wong
- Discipline of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
E.K.K. Chan
- Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Y.H. Fok
- Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

,Accepted 18 November 2009.

Depth of impaction according to subsequent development of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and lingual nerve (LN) deficits.

Depth of impaction according to subsequent development of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and lingual nerve (LN) deficits.
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Pattern of total recovery of sensation of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN; n=15) and lingual nerve (LN; n=26) deficits.

Pattern of total recovery of sensation of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN; n=15) and lingual nerve (LN; n=26) deficits.
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