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Table 2 Comparison of early and later treatment after lingual nerve injury at 12 months after surgery

From: Effect of duration from lingual nerve injury to undergoing microneurosurgery on improving sensory and taste functions: retrospective study

 

Early cases

Later cases

P value

2PD test (mm)

12.6 ± 4.2

11.1 ± 3.7

0.173

Allodynia appearance

6 (13.0%)

4 (16.7%)

0.857

FSR achievement

38 (82.6%)

18 (75.0%)

0.517

Recovery of taste

25 (54.4%)

9 (37.5%)

0.127

  1. Plus–minus values are means ± SD. P values were calculated using Student’s t test or Fisher’s exact test. In the two-point discrimination test, four patients could not distinguish between two points 20 mm apart. The result of the two-point discrimination test in the four patients was 20 mm