Table 3.
The distribution of sensorimotor injuries according to age group in 495 patients with maxillofacial injury referred to maxillofacial surgery department of Taleghani hospital during a 2-year period from 2012 to 2014
| Nerve injury | Branches | >20 (n=73) | 20-39 (n=307) | 40-59 (n=89) | >59 (n=14) | P -value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facial nerve (motor) | Marginal | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.97%) | 2 (2.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.221 |
| Cervical | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Buccal | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Temporal | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.12%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Zygomatic | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.12%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Total | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.3%) | 4 (4.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Trigeminal nerve (sensory) | Inferior alveolar | 30 (41.1%) | 130 (42.4%) | 26 (29.2%) | 8 (57.2%) | 0.004 |
| Infraorbital | 10 (7.5%) | 85 (27.7%) | 37 (41.5%) | 3 (21.4%) | ||
| Auriculotemporal | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Supraorbital | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (7.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Total | 40 (54.8%) | 215 (70.1%) | 70 (78.5%) | 11 (78.6%) |