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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Oral Rehabil. 2010 Nov 9;38(7):547–554. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02176.x

Table 1.

Examples of variation in design and intent of patient self-report assessment with respect to post-surgical altered sensation

Study Design Assessment
Al-Bishri (42) Retrospective Any altered sensation (verbal descriptors)
Al-Bishri (43) Retrospective Any altered sensation (yes/no)
Baad-Hanson (25) Cross-sectional Any altered sensation (yes/no)
Cunningham (41) Prospective Loss of sensation (normal to completely numb)
Essick (44) Prospective Any altered sensation (yes/no)
Lemke (47) Prospective Loss of sensation (normal vs. any reduction)
Nesari (40) Retrospective Loss of sensation (normal vs. any reduction)
Phillips (35) Prospective Any altered sensation (yes/no)
Phillips (8) Prospective Any altered sensation (verbal descriptors)
Teerijoki-Oksa (24) Prospective Any altered sensation (yes/no)
Thuer (45) Prospective Any altered sensation (verbal descriptors)
Westermark (39) Prospective Loss of sensation (normal to completely numb)
Ylikontiola (14) Prospective Loss of sensation (normal to completely numb)
Ylikontiola (46) Prospective Loss of sensation (normal to completely numb)