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Document Type
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Article In Journal
Document Title
:
Morphologic Effects of Pure Glycerol on the Mental Nerve
Morphologic Effects of Pure Glycerol on the Mental Nerve
Document Language
:
English
Abstract
:
Objectives. In recent years, injection or pure glycerol has been used successfully for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. However, the mode of action of this therapy remains unclear. The present experiment was undertaken to examine histoiogically the morphologic changes produced by extraneural injections of pure glycerol into the dog mental nerve. Study Design. Under direct vision, glycerol was injected extraneurally into the mental foramen on one side of the lower jaw of each of nine dogs. Physiologic saline solution was the control on the contralateral side of each animal. Animals were killed at 1, 3, and 7 days after the application of glycerol, and the mental nerve specimens were examined by light microscopy. Results. Results showed that extraneural application of pure glycerol in the vicinity of the dog mental nerve is not associated with structural changes. No signs of nerve degeneration or other morphologic changes were observed for any of the experimental and control specimens in any of the time intervals studied. Conclusions . It can be concluded that despite the encouraging clinical results related to extraneural application of pure glycerol for treatment of irigeminal neuraigia, glycerol produces its effect without inducing any morphologic or destructive changes in the peripheral nerve. A probable explanation of the temporary clinical effectiveness of glycerol in relieving trigeminal neuralgia is discussed.
ISSN
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0
Journal Name
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Journal of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics
Volume
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85
Issue Number
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1
Publishing Year
:
1998 AH
1998 AD
Article Type
:
Article
Added Date
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Saturday, December 8, 2007
Researchers
Researcher Name (Arabic)
Researcher Name (English)
Researcher Type
Dr Grade
Email
طارق الخطيب
Al-Khateeb, Tarek
Researcher
Master
tlalkatid@kaau.edu.sa
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