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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Oct 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Jun;65(6):1162–1173. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.09.035

Table 3.

Five items selected from the Patient Perception Questionnaires for evaluation of perceived problems with altered sensation.

Instructions: Doctors need to know when patients have problems after orthognathic surgery. Listed below are problems that some patients have mentioned as being a concern after orthognathic surgery. Choose the response which best describes how much of a problem in each area you have experienced in the past two weeks.

  1. Pain inside the mouth. (Mouth Pain)

  2. Pain in facial areas. (Face Pain)

  3. Unusual feelings in your face or mouth. (Unusual Feelings)

  4. Numbness in facial area or around the mouth. (Numbness)

  5. My lips feel less sensitive to touch, e.g., when using a straw or kissing. (Less Lip Sensitivity)

Each item is rated from No Problem (1) to Serious Problem (7).