Table 3. Abnormalities in cutaneous sensation of the face in the different clinical forms of leprosy, according to the distal branch of the trigeminal nerve (Fisher's exact test).

Cutaneous sensitivity of the face
Healthy participants and leprosy groups	Abnormal		Normal		Fisher’s exact test
	Frontal branch
	N	%	n	%	N total	p1	p2	p-value
Healthy	0	0	19	100	19
TT	0	0	13	100	13	Healthy	TT	-
BT	2	9.1	20	90.9	22	Healthy	BT	0.4902
BB	2	20	8	80	10	Healthy	BB	0.1108
BL	2	16.7	10	83.3	12	Healthy	BL	0.1419
LL	4	29	10	71	14	Healthy	LL	0.0245
	Nasal branch
Healthy	0	0	19	100	19
TT	0	0	13	100	13	Healthy	TT	-
BT	3	13.6	19	86.4	22	Healthy	BT	0.2354
BB	5	50	5	50	10	Healthy	BB	0.0021
BL	2	16.7	10	83.3	12	Healthy	BL	0.1419
LL	6	43	8	57	14	Healthy	LL	0.0027
	Infraorbital branch
Healthy	0	0	19	100	19
TT	0	0	13	100	13	Healthy	TT	-
BT	2	9.1	20	90.9	22	Healthy	BT	0,4902
BB	2	20	8	80	10	Healthy	BB	0,1108
BL	1	8.3	11	91.7	12	Healthy	BL	0,3871
LL	7	50	7	50	14	Healthy	LL	0.0008
	Zygomatic branch
Healthy	0	0	19	100	19
TT	0	0	13	100	13	Healthy	TT	-
BT	3	13.6	19	86.4	22	Healthy	BT	0.2354
BB	5	50	5	50	10	Healthy	BB	0.0021
BL	3	25	9	75	12	Healthy	BL	0.0489
LL	9	64	5	36	14	Healthy	LL	0.0001
	Auriculotemporal branch
Healthy	0	0	19	100	19
TT	0	0	13	100	13	Healthy	TT	-
BT	2	9.1	20	90.9	22	Healthy	BT	0.4902
BB	2	20	8	80	10	Healthy	BB	0.3448
BL	0	0	12	100	12	Healthy	BL	-
LL	7	50	7	50	14	Healthy	LL	0.0008
	Buccal branch
Healthy	0	0	19	100	19
TT	1	7.7	12	92.3	13	Healthy	TT	0.4062
BT	3	13.6	19	86.4	22	Healthy	BT	0.2354
BB	5	50	5	50	10	Healthy	BB	0.0021
BL	1	8.3	11	91.7	12	Healthy	BL	0.3871
LL	7	50	7	50	14	Healthy	LL	0.001
	Mental branch
Healthy	0	0	19	100	19
TT	0	0	13	100	13	Healthy	TT	-
BT	3	13.6	19	86.4	22	Healthy	BT	0.2354
BB	1	10	9	90	10	Healthy	BB	0.3448
BL	0	0	12	100	12	Healthy	BL	-
LL	2	14.3	12	85.7	14	Healthy	LL	0.1723