• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2002

Neurosensory dysfunction of the injured inferior alveolarnerve(IAN) is a common and distrssing consequence of traumatic or iatrogenic injury. Conventional neurosensory testing has been used to detect and monitor sensory impairments of the injured IAN. However, these tests had low reliability and are not qualitative at best because they are based on solely on the patient's subjective assesment of symptoms. Consequently, there is need for more reliable, sensitive, and objective test measures to document and to monitor sensory dysfunction of the trigeminal nerve. This study was to investigate DITI's (digital infrared thermographic imaging) potential as a diagnostic alternative for evaluating of the nerve injures and sensory disturbance. Subjects were 30 patients who had been referred to Ewha Medical Center due to sensory disturbance of the lower lip and chin followed after unobserved inferior alveolar nerve injuries. The patients were examined by clinical neurosensory tests as SLTD (static light touch discrimination), MDD (moving direction discrimination), PPN (pin prick nociception) and DITI (digital infrared thermographic imaging). The correlation between clinical sensory dysfunction scores(Sum of SLTD, MDD, PPN, NP, Tinel sign) and DITI were tested by Spearman nonparametric rank correlation anaylsis & Kruskal-Wallis test, Wilcoxon 2-sample test. This study resulted in as follows; (1) The difference of thermal difference between normal side and affected side was as ${\Delta}-3.2{\pm}0.13$. (2) The DITI differences of the subjects presenting dysesthesia of the lip and chin were correlated significantly with the neurosensory dysfunction scores(r=0.419, p=0.021)and SLTD (r=0.429, p<0.05). (3) The MDD, PPN, NP, Tinel sign, duration, gender were not correlated with DITI(p> 0.05). Therefore, the DITI(digital infrared thermographic imaging) can be an option of the useful objective diagnostic methods to evaluate the injured inferior alveolar nerve and sensory dysfunction of trigerminal nerve.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.379-385
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• 2009

하악신경은 삼차신경의 한 분지로 발치, 임플란트 수술 등의 치과치료에 의하여 손상이 유발될 수 있으며, 다양한 신경병증을 보일 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 하악신경 손상 후 발생한 감각부전 환자들에 대한 분석을 통하여 감각부전의 이해에 필요한 기초 자료를 제시하고 의미를 파악해 보는 것이다. 2007년 1월부터 2009년 7월까지 하악신경 손상에 의한 감각부전으로 진단받은 환자 59명의 의무기록을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 가장 빈번한 손상 원인은 임플란트 수술에 의한 손상(59%)이었고, 가장 빈번한 손상 분지는 하치조신경(81%)이었다. 2. 신경 손상이 발생한 후 경과한 기간이 6개월 이상인 경우, 6개월 미만인 경우에 비하여 통증 강도(Visual Analogue Scale; VAS)가 4.82에서 6.91로 유의하게 증가해 있었다. 3. 약물치료 등 보존적 치료를 시작한 시기에 따른 감각부전의 회복 정도는 조기에 치료를 시작한 경우 증상의 회복을 보인 환자의 비율이 증가하는 경향을 보였으나, 통계학적으로 유의한 상관관계를 나타내지는 않았다. 4. 전산화단층촬영 영상에서 하치조신경관의 침범 수준에 따라 통증 강도나 감각부전의 회복 정도는 통계학적으로 유의한 상관관계를 나타내지 않았다. 결론적으로, 하악신경의 감각부전 환자들에서 치과 임플란트로 인한 하치조신경 손상이 가장 많은 비중을 차지하고 있었다. 하치조신경에 대한 침범 수준이 감각부전을 유발하는 가장 중요한 요인이겠지만 환자가 느끼는 주관적인 통증 강도나 치료에 대한 반응 등에는 신경의 손상 정도 이외에도 통증에 대한 환자의 반응, 심리상태, 치료의 시작 시기 등 많은 요인의 영향이 있을 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 조기에 약물치료 등 적극적인 보존적 치료를 시작하는 것이 증상의 회복을 위해 바람직할 것으로 생각된다. 또한 전산화단층촬영 영상에서 신경관을 직접 침범하지 않고, 신경관에 근접한 경우에도 감각부전이 나타난 경우가 적지 않은 것으로 보아 임플란트 수술 시 감각 부전의 방지를 위하여 충분한 안전거리 확보가 필수적일 것으로 사료된다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.217-220
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the location of the mandibular canal in Class III malocclusion to its location in normal occlusion for adults. Materials and Methods: For this study 32 skeletal Class III patients and 26 normal patients were observed. Four measurements were taken on cross sectional tomography between the first and second molars: the distance from the mandibular canal to the inner surface of both the buccal and lingual cortices, the distance from the mandibular canal to the inferior border of the mandible, and the buccolingual width of the mandible. The buccolingual location of the canals was classified as lingual, central, or buccal. Each measurement was analyzed with an independent t test to compare Class III malocclusion to normal occlusion. Results: Compared to the control group, the prognathic group had a shorter distance from the canal to the inner surface of the lingual cortex and to the base of the mandible. A higher percentage of the canals were located lingually in the prognathic group. Conclusion: This study showed that the mandibular canal was located more lingually and inferiorly in prognathic patients than in patients with normal occlusion. These results could help surgeons to reduce injuries to the inferior alveolar nerve.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.263-268
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• 2013

Objectives: The interforminal region, between the mandibular foramen, is known as a relatively safe area that is free of anatomic structures, such as inferior alveolar nerve, submandibular fossa, and lingual side of the mandible is occasionally neglected for its low clinical importance. Even in the case of a severely constricted alveolus, perforation of the lingual cortical bone had been intended. However, anterior extension of the inferior alveolar canal, important anatomic structure, such as concavity of lingual bone, lingual foramina, and lingual canal, has recently been reported through various studies, and untypical bleeding by perforation of the lingual plate on implantation has also been reported. Therefore, in this study, we performed radiographic and statistical analysis on distribution and appearance frequencies of the lingual foramina that causes perforation of the mandibular lingual cortical bone to prevent complications, such as untypical bleeding, during surgical procedure. Materials and Methods: We measured the horizontal length from a midline of the mandible to the lingual foramina, as well as the horizontal length from the alveolar crest to the lingual foramina and from the lingual foramina to the mandibular border by multi-detector computed tomography of 187 patients, who visited Dankook University Dental Hospital for various reasons from January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2012. Results: From a total of 187 human mandibles, 110 (58.8%) mandibles had lingual foramina; 39 (20.9%) had bilateral lingual foramen; 34 (18.2%) had the only left lingual foramen; and 37 (19.8%) had the only right lingual foramen. Conclusion: When there is consistent bleeding during a surgical procedure, clinicians must consider damages on the branches of the sublingual artery, which penetrate the lingual foramina. Also, when there is a lingual foramina larger than 1 mm in diameter on a pre-implantation computed tomography, clinicians must beware of vessel damage. In order to prevent these complications and progress with a safe surgical procedure, a thorough radiographic examination before the surgery is indispensable. Further, clinicians should retract lingual flap definitely to confirm the shape of the lingual bone and existence of the lingual foramina.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.313-321
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• 2021

Ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a disabling disease resulting from fibrous or bony fusion of the mandibular condyle and the glenoid fossa. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are essential to prevent facial deformity and other complications. Conventional radiography has limitations in demonstrating the true extent of ankylosis. It is important for surgeons to be aware of the size and degree of bony ankylosis in order to perform complete resection of the ankylotic mass. In addition, a detailed evaluation of the relationship with adjacent vital structures such as the internal maxillary artery, inferior alveolar nerve canal, external auditory canal, and skull base are crucial to avoid iatrogenic injury. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is the current imaging modality of choice for preoperative assessments. Herein, the authors propose a structured CT reporting template for TMJ ankylosis to strengthen the value of the preoperative imaging report and to reduce the rates of intraoperative complications and recurrence.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.49-59
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• 2021

Background: To evaluate changes in the effectiveness of phentolamine mesylate in combination with different local anesthetics (LAs) and vasoconstrictors. A prospective randomized double-blind study was conducted with 90 patients divided into three groups, with each group being administered one of three different LAs: lidocaine 2% 1/80,000, articaine 4% 1/200,000, and bupivacaine 0.5% 1/200,000. Methods: We compared treatments administered to the mandible involving a LA blockade of the inferior alveolar nerve. Results were assessed by evaluating reduction in total duration of anesthesia, self-reported patient comfort using the visual analog pain scale, incidence rates of the most common adverse effects, overall patient satisfaction, and patient feedback. Results: The differences among the three groups were highly significant (P < 0.001); time under anesthesia was especially reduced for both the lip and tongue with bupivacaine. The following adverse effects were reported: pain at the site of the anesthetic injection (11.1%), headaches (6.7%), tachycardia (1.1%), and heavy bleeding after treatment (3.3%). The patients' feedback and satisfaction ratings were 100% and 98.9%, respectively. Conclusions: Efficient reversal of LAs is useful in dentistry as it allows patients to return to normal life more readily and avoid common self-injuries sometimes caused by anesthesia. Phentolamine mesylate reduced the duration of anesthesia in the three studied groups, with the highest reduction reported in the bupivacaine group (from 460 min to 230 min for the lip and 270 min for the tongue [P < 0.001]).