Response of Inferior Alveolar Nerve to Mandibular Angle Fractures.

ABSTRACT

The study was performed on 40 patients who reported the department of oral & maxillofacial surgery Indira Gandhi Government Dental College Jammu with trauma sustaining mandible, midface injuries along with other body injuries. Those patients were selected who had isolated, unilateral mandibular angle fracture. Patients were selected for the treatment method depending on degree of nerve injury (paresthesia , dysesthesia or anesthesia) & approximate gap between two fractured fragments on OPG. Neurosensory deficit due to inferior alveolar nerve damage was compared with other normal side. The aim of this study was to find out response of inferior alveolar nerve to mandible angle fracture, whether inferior alveolar nerve is always injuried as reported in literature & what type of injuries are most commonly seen. The study also was aimed to know how much displacement/gap between the fragments will lead to paresthesia of lower lip & chin & postoperative recovery thereof.