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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 3 Comparison of LNIG and CG on extraction side of mandibular third molar

From: Risk of lingual nerve injuries in removal of mandibular third molars: a retrospective case-control study

 

This study (LNIG)

Uematsu et al, 2015 (CG) [16]

Right (%)

55.7

49.7

Left (%)

44.3

50.3

P value

 

0.28

  1. Abbreviations: LNIG lingual nerve injury group, CG control group
  2. P value (chi-squared test): The ratio of the lingual nerve injury side in this study was statistically compared to the ratio of the mandibular third molar removal side in the other past study. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant
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