Detection and treatment progress of facial numbness

doi:10.19438/j.cjoms.2019.06.018

Abstract

Abstract: Numbness is a kind of sensory loss, commonly seen in the limbs and face. Because facial feeling is sensitive, numbness that occurs in the face brings great degree of disturbance to the patient's life, work, social intercourse and so on. At present, subjective evaluation method is used for detection of numbness, and the method of electrophysiological evaluation needs to be clarified. As for the treatment of numbness, in addition to removing the causes,use of neurotrophic drugs, nerve relaxation and other methods to promote nerve recovery were used increasingly. This review presented the methods of numbness detection and the treatment of numbness in recent years.

Key words: Numbness, Sensory disturbance, Nerve injury, Trigeminal nerve

CLC Number:

R745.1

HAO Yun-bo, ZHANG Wei-jie, CHEN Min-jie. Detection and treatment progress of facial numbness[J]. China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2019, 17(6): 571-574.

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