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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
In a randomized controlled clinical trial 110 edentulous patients with severe mandibular bone loss have been treated with ITI-dental implants using three different treatment strategies: (1) a mandibular overdenture supported by two implants with ball attachments, (2) two implants with an interconnecting bar or (3) by four interconnected implants. As implant surgery involves elevation of the mucoperiosteum, bone remodelling at the implant site and insertion of implants close to the mental foramen, altered sensations of the mental nerve caused by the surgery are to be expected. An altered sensation of the lower lip can also be caused by pressure of an ill-fitting lower denture on the mental foramen, or in the case of severe bone loss of the alveolar ridge, on the alveolar nerve itself. This article presents the results of the patients' perception of the sensation of their lower lip before, 10 days after and 16 months after implant surgery in the mandible. It shows that 25% of the patients describe a sensory disturbance before treatment. This 25% also showed high scores on the Hopkins Symptoms Check List indicating a tendency to somatize complaints. Eleven percent of the patients report a sensory disturbance in the lower lip 10 days after surgery. Ten percent report a sensory disturbance 16 months after surgery of which one third also reported a disturbance before the treatment. This implies the risk of a sensory disturbance of the lower lip to be a possible complication after implant surgery. Therefore patients must be informed about this phenomenon before treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0266-4356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
254-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Alveolar Bone Loss, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Dental Implantation, Endosseous, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Dental Prosthesis Design, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Denture, Overlay, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Lip, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Lip Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Mandible, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Psychometrics, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Sensation Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:9291263-Trigeminal Nerve Injuries
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Patients' perception of sensory disturbances of the mental nerve before and after implant surgery: a prospective study of 110 patients.
pubmed:affiliation
The Department of Oral Function, Academic Centre for Dentistry, Amsterdam Dental School, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial