Use of Gore-Tex tubing as a conduit for inferior alveolar and lingual nerve repair: experience with 6 cases

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery : Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
M C PittaJ Hopkin

Abstract

This report evaluates treatment outcomes associated with the use of Gore-Tex (GT; W.L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ) vein graft tubing as a conduit for repair of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and lingual nerve (LN) continuity defects. Six patients (5 female and 1 male) with painful dysesthesia secondary to injuries of the IAN (n = 3) or LN (n = 3) underwent surgical exploration and resection of pathologic tissue. Reconstruction of the resultant continuity defects was performed using 3-mm diameter GT tubing sutured to the epineurium of the proximal and distal nerve trunks. Nerve reconstruction was performed an average of 20 months after injury (range, 4 to 48 months). Patients were tested before and after surgery with the following tests: subjective pain level using an analogue scale, sharp stimulus, touch, cold sensation, directional sense, and 2-point discrimination. Four patients reported no change in subjective pain level, and 2 patients had minimal decrease in pain. Two patients reported some sensation to sharp stimulus, and 1 patient was hypersensitive. Three patients responded to touch, and 3 had no response. Four patients had no response to cold sensation, and 2 had a delayed response. Only 1 patient could detect bru...Continue Reading

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