Neurosensory Deficit of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Following Mandibular Orthognathic Surgery.

Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sensory Deficit

Treatments: Procedure: Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03995511

FPGRP/43836005/325

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical study investigates the sensation deficit in the lower lip and chin area after surgical correction of lower jaw deformity.

The primary null hypothesis is: Lower jaw osteotomy cause no sensory deficit in the inferior alveolar nerve.

The secondary null hypothesis is: Concurrent genioplasty with sagittal split does not increase the risk of sensory deficit in the inferior alveolar nerve.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with lower jaw deformity requiring bilateral sagittal split osteotomy

Exclusion criteria

• Medically compromised patients
• Previous neurosurgical procedure
• Patients on chronic medications
• Patients with a mental or psychiatric disorder
• Pregnant and lactating female
• Previous neurosensory deficit due to trauma, pathology, or surgery
• Patients with facial pain disorders including trigeminal neuralgia, temporomandibular disorder, or atypical facial pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Bilateral sagittal split

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy