Does Sensory Retraining Improve Subjective Rating of Sensory Impairment after Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sensory retraining could ameliorate neurosensory disturbance (NSD) resulting from the injury of the inferior alveolar nerve after a bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO). The aim of this study was to measure the effects of sensory retraining on NSD.

Methods

A randomized, prospective, single-blinded clinical trial was conducted on consecutive patients with NSD resulting from a BSSO to correct skeletal class III malocclusion. The outcome measurement of sensory recovery was performed using a patient-centered survey assessed by the total score of questionnaire (TSQ) and visual analogue scale (VAS) at preoperation (T0), 1 week after surgery (T1), each month from 1 to 6 months after surgery (T2-T7), and 1 year after surgery (T8).

Results

In total, 115 consecu

SUBMITTER: Yang YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5999438 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature