三叉神経障害の手術療法 −下歯槽神経と舌神経について−

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Inferior alveolar nerve and lingual nerve injury is common in the field oral surgery. Nerve injuries are induced by extraction of impacted teeth, and implant impaction, and many cases require surgical nerve repair. Partial amputation injury case and the nerves complete amputation case are adaptation of the nerves surgical repair for severe nervous part equivalent to neurotmesis of the Seddon classification, but when nerves surgical repair is not performed immediately, traumatic neuroma can develop and cause neuropathic pain; accordingly, early diagnosis and treatment are important. The gold standard of nerve surgical repair was nerve end-to-end suturing, and autologous nerve graft. Nerve repair surgery can provide a reasonable result in improving sensation in the inferior alveolar and lingual nerve. More than 80% of patients experienced some improvement in sensation, and dysesthesia did not develop after surgery in any patient who did not have it before surgery.

　This article will be explained not only surgical therapy but also basic research on peripheral neuropathy to clinical practice.