Inferior Alveolar Nerve Function After Sagittal Split Osteotomy by Reciprocating Saw or Piezosurgery Instrument: Prospective Double-Blinded Study
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2014-06-01
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Monnazzi, Marcelo Silva [UNESP]
Real Gabrielli, Mario Francisco [UNESP]
Passeri, Luis Augusto
Cabrini Gabrielli, Marisa Aparecida [UNESP]
Spin-Neto, Rubens
Pereira-Filho, Valfrido Antonio [UNESP]
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Elsevier B.V.
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Purpose: The aim of this prospective study was to objectively evaluate inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) sensory disturbances in patients who underwent sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) by comparing 1 side treated with a reciprocating saw with the other side treated with a piezosurgery device.Materials and Methods: Clinical evaluation of IAN sensory disturbance was undertaken preoperatively and at 1 week, 4 weeks, 2 months, and 6 months postoperatively in 20 patients who underwent SSROat the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, Sao Paulo State University. The 20 patients were examined at all periods for IAN functionality by Semmes-Weinstein testing; neither the patients nor the examiner knew which side was treated using piezosurgery or a reciprocating saw.Results: The mean age of the patients was 28.4 years (range, 20 to 48 yr). Before surgery, no patient had impaired function of the IAN in any of the 8 zones in the mental and inferior lip areas. All patients reported feeling the first monofilament at the time of the preoperative test. Seven days postoperatively, all patients reported some kind of altered sensitivity in at least 1 zone evaluated.Conclusions: The results of this study suggest there was no statistically significant difference in the sensitivity of the labiomental area regarding the instrument used to perform the osteotomy. Future studies will focus on enlarging the sample and evaluating the results. (C) 2014 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery. Philadelphia: W B Saunders Co-elsevier Inc, v. 72, n. 6, p. 1168-1172, 2014.