Journal of Korean Dental Science

Korean Academy of Dental Science (대한치의학회)
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Traumatic Neuroma Following Mandibular Angle Reduction : A Case Report

  • Oh, Ji-Su (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Su-Gwan (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Hak-Kyun (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Moon, Seong-Yong (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Lim, Sung-Chul (Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Chosun University) ;
  • Yoon, Jung-Hoon (Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Ahn, Sang-Gun (Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Chosun University)
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

A traumatic or amputation neuroma can develop as a result of nerve injury caused by hemorrhage, infection, ischemia, trauma, etc. A traumatic neuroma can be considered as the attempted regeneration of the amputated nerve rather than a true neoplasm. Occasionally, a traumatic neuroma will develop after oral or maxillofacial surgery. Here, we report a case of traumatic neuroma after mandibular angle reduction in a 24-year-old woman.

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