OBJECTIVETo observe the morphologic changes of inferior alveolar nerve before and after osteocompression on dog's mandible.

METHODS8 dogs were selected and divided into 4 groups, 2 dogs per group. The osteocompressor was fixed on the right buccal side of the mandibule. Crew the compressor to compress the mandible 1.0 mm per 3 days for totally 15 days. On the 1st day, 15th day, 45th day and 90th day after osteocompression, the dogs of different groups were killed respectively. Get the inferior alveolar nerve and HE staining was carried on.

RESULTS(1) On the 1st, 15th and 45th day after osteocompression, the fiber of the inferior alveolar nerve was obviously injured. (2) On the 90th day after osteocompression, the injured nerve was almost recovered to normal.

CONCLUSIONThe osteocompression could cause temporary injury on the inferior alveolar nerve, but the injury was reversible and might recovere by times after osteocompression.

OBJECTIVETo establish a stable mandibular fracture model with inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) mutilated for exploring the IAN influence to the expression of collagen I during mandibular fracture.

METHODSJapanese white rabbits were selected and IAN was liberated. The right was leaven as it is and the left was cut off, then 2 mm x 5 mm fracture model was made, and HE staining and chromotropic acid 2R-bright green staining and in situ hybridization of collagen I mRNA were made to detect mandibular fracture healing and collagen I mRNA expression.

RESULTSFracture healing was smooth in IAN conserved side, but delayed in the IAN mutilated side. Collagen I in situ hybridization showed that at one week and two weeks after surgery there were obvious differences between the two sides (P < 0.05), but no difference at three weeks after surgery and four weeks (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe IAN could regulate mandibular fracture healing, and influence collagen I mRNA earlier expression.

Various treatment methods for huge cystic lesion of the jaw exist, such as, resection of the involved bone, enucleation and decompression. Among these methods, enucleation after decompression is a conservative technique that decreases the size of the cystic cavity and reduces the risk of intrabony defects, which could be induced by primary enucleation. In addition, it can save the adjacent anatomic structures. In these cases, the decompression combined with partial enucleation, which was performed before complete cyst enucleation was performed on huge cystic lesions of the mandible. During the process, a decrease in the size of the lesion and the growth of normal oral tissues was observed. The size of the lesion decreased until the time of complete enucleation, and surgery could be performed under local anesthesia. No damage to inferior alveolar nerve was observed. We report these cases with a review of the relevant literature.
Anesthesia, Local ; Decompression ; Jaw ; Mandible ; Mandibular Nerve

Fifteen dry dentate and complete mandible samples from the White Rasquera goat breed were studied for symmetry. Thirty-one landmarks were digitally located on the images of the lateral and medial aspects of each hemimandible. Distances between these landmarks allowed the evaluation of the whole hemimandible and also the neural mandible. In the studied samples, the mandible was rather symmetrical, especially in the medial neural part, and in general, there was no side dominance. Only the diastema differed significantly between the sides, and this was related to the rostral part (incisive arch). The incisive region was the least symmetrical region of the caprine mandible, indicating a modular structure more conservative for the neural part. If unsigned asymmetry is interpreted as a measure of developmental stability, then the studied breed presented a marked ability to develop in good fitness despite the harsh environment. The measurements presented here can also be used as a reference for researchers designing experimental studies, especially on mandibular catch-up growth, and as an aid for zooarchaeologists comparing results from dead animals with those from living goat populations.
Animals ; Diastema ; Goats ; Jaw ; Mandible* ; Mandibular Nerve

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to observe how the mento-blink reflex (MBR) study is valuable in evaluating the inferior alveolar nerve injury. METHOD: Eleven patients, suffering from the sensory discomfort after extraction of the third molar, and a control group consisting of 20 healthy individuals participated in the clinical neurosensory test (CNST) and the MBR study. The score of CNST was from 0 (normal) to 5 (worst) according to sensory deficit, and the results of MBR were divided into 3 groups: normal; prolongation of R2 latency; no response. RESULTS: In the control group, R2 latencies of right and left were 31.9+/-6.1 msec and 31.5+/-5.9 msec, respectively with the difference of 1.3+/-0.9 msec. The abnormality in the MBR study in patients was correlated with the subjective sensory symptoms (p=0.017) and the abnormality of MBR response was proportional to the score of the CNST. CONCLUSION: We concluded that the MBR study is a useful diagnostic tool in reflecting the inferior alveolar nerve lesion.
Blinking ; Humans ; Mandibular Nerve* ; Molar, Third ; Reflex*

Neurosensory dysfunction of the injured inferior alveolarnerve(IAN) is a common and distrssing consequence of traumatic or iatrogenic injury. Conventional neurosensory testing has been used to detect and monitor sensory impairments of the injured IAN. However, these tests had low reliability and are not qualitative at best because they are based on solely on the patient's subjective assesment of symptoms. Consequently, there is need for more reliable, sensitive, and objective test measures to document and to monitor sensory dysfunction of the trigeminal nerve. This study was to investigate DITI's (digital infrared thermographic imaging) potential as a diagnostic alternative for evaluating of the nerve injures and sensory disturbance. Subjects were 30 patients who had been referred to Ewha Medical Center due to sensory disturbance of the lower lip and chin followed after unobserved inferior alveolar nerve injuries. The patients were examined by clinical neurosensory tests as SLTD (static light touch discrimination), MDD (moving direction discrimination), PPN (pin prick nociception) and DITI (digital infrared thermographic imaging). The correlation between clinical sensory dysfunction scores(Sum of SLTD, MDD, PPN, NP, Tinel sign) and DITI were tested by Spearman nonparametric rank correlation anaylsis & Kruskal-Wallis test, Wilcoxon 2-sample test. This study resulted in as follows; 1) The difference of thermal difference between normal side and affected side was as delta-3.2+/-0.13. 2) The DITI differences of the subjects presenting dysesthesia of the lip and chin were correlated significantly with the neurosensory dysfunction scores(r=0.419, p=0.021)and SLTD (r=0.429, p < 0.05). 3) The MDD, PPN, NP, Tinel sign, duration, gender were not correlated with DITI(p > 0.05). Therefore, the DITI(digital infrared thermographic imaging) can be an option of the useful objective diagnostic methods to evaluate the injured inferior alveolar nerve and sensory dysfunction of trigerminal nerve.
Chin* ; Equidae ; Humans ; Lip* ; Mandibular Nerve ; Paresthesia* ; Trigeminal Nerve

The present case report describes a complication involving facial blanching symptoms occurring during inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia (IANBA). Facial blanching after IANBA can be caused by the injection of an anesthetic into the maxillary artery area, affecting the infraorbital artery.
Anesthesia* ; Anesthesia, Dental ; Arteries ; Mandibular Nerve* ; Maxillary Artery ; Nerve Block

The inferior alveolar nerve block is the most common method of local anesthesia for intraoral surgery at the posterior mandibular region. However, unexpected complications may occur when administering the local anesthesia. One of these uncommon complications is the fracture of the needle. If the injection needle is broken during the surgery, it should be removed immediately. However, this is one of the most difficult procedures. In this report, we present two cases of needle fracture during the procedure, and its successful removal under general/local anesthesia administration.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, Local ; Mandibular Nerve* ; Methods ; Needles* ; Nerve Block

Efforts to apply augmented reality (AR) technology in the medical field include the introduction of AR techniques into dental practice. The present report introduces a simple method of applying AR during an inferior alveolar nerve block, a procedure commonly performed in dental clinics.
Anesthesia* ; Dental Clinics ; Dentistry ; Mandibular Nerve* ; Methods ; Nerve Block

Block anesthesia of inferior alveolar nerve is commonly used in oral clinic service, but aphonia is rare. A case of aphonia induced by block anesthesia of inferior alveolar nerve was reported and the relevant literatures were reviewed.
Anesthesia, Dental ; Aphonia ; Humans ; Male ; Mandibular Nerve ; Nerve Block