World J Oral Maxillofac Surg | Volume 1, Issue 3 | Short Communication | Open Access
Abdurrahman A Al-Samman* and Omar S Al-Nuaime
Department of Oral Surgery, Ninavah Health Directorate, Iraq
*Correspondance to: Abdurrahman A Al-Samman
Fulltext PDFThe purpose of this study was to systematically review studies to measure the incidence of gustatory changes because of LN damage following Mandibular Third Molar (M3M) removal. A computerized search of the several databases and references cited in the various studies was performed to identify eligible articles. The primary predictor variable was taste changes after M3M surgery. Five published studies acceptable for detailed analysis according to predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. In the 5 selected articles, incidences of gustatory changes were 0% to 38.3% and 2.9% of the pooled studies. Taste disturbance as a result LN deficit in M3M surgery in not uncommon complication especially in patients with high difficulty index score.
Wisdom tooth surgery; Taste disturbance; Gustatory deficit; Neuro-sensory deficit
Al-Samman AA, Al-Nuaime OS. Gustatory Changes Following Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature. World J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018;1(3):1015.