Prevalence of lingual sensory impairment following bilateral sagittal split osteotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our study aims to estimate the prevalence of lingual nerve injury following bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO).

Methods

Two reviewers independently conducted a systematic literature search in the Medline and Scopus databases. The pooled prevalence with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was estimated, and quality assessment, outlier analysis, and influential analysis were performed.

Results

In total, eleven eligible studies comprising a total of 1,882 participants were included in this meta-analysis. One study was identified as critically influential. The overall prevalence of lingual sensory impairment was estimated to be as high as 0.1% (95% CI 0.0%-0.6%) with moderate heterogeneity observed between studies.

Conclusion

It is important for healthcare

SUBMITTER: Kostares E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11330379 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature