Quantitative Sensory Testing of the Lower Lip After Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block, and Evaluation of the Role of the Contra-lateral Inferior Alveolar Nerve

K Blal

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Procedure: Temporary blocking of mandibular nerve

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01530074

QSensory-HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the contribution of the innervation of the contra-lateral mandibular nerve for the innervation of the lower lip area.

The investigators hypothesis is that the sensation of the lower lip is contributed by both mandibular nerves (from both sides of the jaw).

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy subjects with no systemic diseases, chronic medication, past nerve injury, or sensory complaint.

Exclusion criteria

• Hypersensitivity/allergy to local anesthetic materials
• Systemic diseases, Chronic medication
• Past nerve injury
• Congenital or acquired deformity in the lower jaw
• Past fractures/neoplasm of the lower jaw
• Past surgery to the lower lip

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Study Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Temporary blocking of mandibular nerve