Table 1.

Latency of the masseter inhibitory reflex (mean ± SD) in 160 patients with iatrogenic damage to the mandibular nerves

Stimulation site	Affected	Contralateral	P*
Inferior alveolar nerve (n = 125)	12.0 ± 1.3	11.3 ± 0.8	<0.0001
Lingual nerve (n = 51)	14.3 ± 2.6	12.9 ± 1.7	<0.0001

P* t test with Welch’s correction