Paresthesia of the mental nerve stem from periapical infection of mandibular canine tooth: a case report

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Ozkan B. T., Celik S., Durmus E.

ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTOLOGY, cilt.105, sa.5, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Sensory disturbances such as paresthesia, anesthesia, hypoesthesia, and hyperesthesia may be present in the oral cavity. Paresthesia is defined as a burning or prickling sensation or partial numbness caused by neural injury. Paresthesia in dentistry can be caused by local or systemic factors. Local factors include traumatic injuries such as mandibular fractures, expanding compressive lesions (benign or malignant neoplasia and cysts), impacted teeth, local infections (osteomyelitis, periapical, and peri-implant infections), iatrogenic lesions after tooth extractions, anesthetic injection, endodontic therapy (overfilling and apical surgery), implantology, orthodontic surgery, and preprosthetic surgery. The main purpose of this case report is to present the treatment and resolution of a mental nerve paresthesia stemming from apical pathosis of a mandibular canine tooth and the follow-up of 3 years.

Sensory disturbances such as paresthesia, anesthesia, hypoesthesia, and hyperesthesia may be present in the

oral cavity. Paresthesia is defined as a burning or prickling sensation or partial numbness caused by neural injury.

Paresthesia in dentistry can be caused by local or systemic factors. Local factors include traumatic injuries such as

mandibular fractures, expanding compressive lesions (benign or malignant neoplasia and cysts), impacted teeth, local

infections (osteomyelitis, periapical, and peri-implant infections), iatrogenic lesions after tooth extractions, anesthetic

injection, endodontic therapy (overfilling and apical surgery), implantology, orthodontic surgery, and preprosthetic

surgery. The main purpose of this case report is to present the treatment and resolution of a mental nerve paresthesia

stemming from apical pathosis of a mandibular canine tooth and the follow-up of 3 years.