von Ohle Christiane, ElAyouti Ashraf
Dental Clinic, Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Tübingen, Germany.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010 Oct;110(4):e84-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2010.03.033. Epub 2010 Jul 2.
Apical periodontitis of endodontic origin rarely leads to sensory impairment of the inferior alveolar or mental nerve. This article reviews and documents a clinical case of neurological disorder where paresthesia and hypesthesia of the mental nerve resulted as a sequel of apical periodontitis of a mandibular second premolar. The healing process and long-term results 3 years after conventional root canal treatment are presented.