Sahand Samieirad, Elahe Tohidi,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (1-2020)
Abstract
The mental nerve is a sensory nerve which traverses through mental foramen to innervate the lower lip, chin skin and the mandibular labial gingiva. Interestingly, it’s variant such as the accessory mental foramen (AMF) was described as an unusual finding in the recent literature. Hereby, we reported a patient who was operated to treat the mandibular bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) lesion. Intraoperatively, an accessory mental foramen was detected posterior to the main foramen and nerve, on the right side of the mandible. This case report highlighted the necessity for proper radiological and clinical evaluation of mental foramina in order to avoid nerve injury and postoperative paresthesia. The review of the literature and the clinical findings were also discussed in this article.
Farnoosh Razmara, Newsha Sadat Ghorani , Nima Dehghani , Xaniar Mahmoudi,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (5-2024)
Abstract
Background: We aimed to assess the satisfaction level of patients with the outcome of genioplasty and the influential parameters in this respect.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 70 patients between 18 to 59 years, who underwent genioplasty in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Shariati and Sina Hospitals, Tehran, Iran, between 2010 and 2020. Patient records were evaluated and a questionnaire was filled out over the phone to assess the influential parameters on the satisfaction level of patients with the outcome of genioplasty. Data were analyzed by PASS 11 (alpha=0.1).
Results: Seventy patients were evaluated including 56 (80%) females and 14 (20%) males. Forty patients (52.6%) had no complaint with regard to the outcome of genioplasty. Postoperative chin deviation (not correcting the initial complaint) (10.52%), postoperative pain in the chin area (10.52%), and lower lip paresthesia (9.21%) were the most common patient complaints. The minimum and maximum satisfaction scores were 22 and 80, respectively. Number of follow-up sessions had a significant effect on satisfaction with the outcome of genioplasty (P=0.076). Patients who underwent advancement genioplasty alone had the highest level of long-term satisfaction with the outcome while those who underwent setback genioplasty alone had the lowest level of long-term satisfaction.
Conclusion: Advancement genioplasty had the highest rate of patient satisfaction, and chin asymmetry in the frontal view was the most common patient complaint after genioplasty.
