Clinical application of acupuncture therapy to sensory paralysis of lower lip after sagittal split osteotomy of the mandibular ramus.

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Acupuncture therapy was performed in patients with sensory paralysis of the lower lip following sagittal split osteotomy of the mandibular ramus. The degree of improvement in relation to the kind of serception and the usefulness of acupuncture therapy were examined with the following results. 1) Sensory paralysis had various patterns of appearance according to the kind of perception. 2) Recovery from paralysis in relation to the kind of serception showed an almost similar tendency though, some difference was observed in its range (area). Diminution of the area was about 50 and 30% after 2 and 3 weeks, respectively. 3) Only slight paralytic sensation presisted with interview in 5 (41) and 3 patients (25%) of the treated group after 6 months and 1 year, respectively, while 8 (57) and 7 patients (50%) of the non-treated group (14 cases) had more or less residual paralytic sensation after 6 months and 1 year, respectively. Acupuncture therapy was proved to be clinically useful for postoperative paralysis.
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