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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 5.

Percentage of patients who reported No (1), Little-to-Somewhat (2-4), or Moderate-to-Severe (5-7) Difficulty or Problem Level experienced in the past two weeks with altered sensations or pain.

PAS Item 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months
No L/S M/S No L/S M/S No L/S M/S
O S O S O S O S O S O S O S O S O S
 Mouth Pain 60 57 35 36 5 8 79 80 17 16 4 4 88 78 9 21 3 1
 Facial Pain 51 53 42 38 7 9 68 74 27 22 5 3 79 82 18 15 2 2
 Unusual Feelings 22 16 55 53 22 30 30 43 58 47 12 10 51 57 47 37 2 6
 Numbness 6 4 46 42 48 53 12 19 63 62 25 19 23 36 68 51 9 13
 Less Lip Sensitivity 21 21 48 46 31 34 33 39 49 46 18 16 38 56 55 34 7 10