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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 3 Recovery of inferior alveolar nerve damage and lingual nerve damage

From: Assessment of the proximity between the mandibular third molar and inferior alveolar canal using preoperative 3D-CT to prevent inferior alveolar nerve damage

Recovery of nerve damage

Lingual nerve damage

IAN damage

80 % ≤ x ≤ 100 %

6 cases (54.5 %)

15 cases (46.8 %)

60 % ≤ x < 80 %

2 cases (18.2 %)

3 cases (9.4 %)

40 % ≤ x < 60 %

0 case (0 %)

6 cases (18.8 %)

X < 40 %

1 case (9.1 %)

0 case (0 %)

No visit

2 cases (18.2 %)

8 cases (25 %)

Total

11 cases (100 %)

32 cases (100 %)

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