Wednesday, October 14, 2009
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Vincent B. Ziccardi, DDS, MD
Associate Professor and Chair, Residency Director, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, NJ
Injuries to the peripheral branches of the trigeminal nerve are a known risk of many oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures. Practitioners must understand these risks and be able to recognize, document and refer when indicated to those surgeons trained in microsurgical techniques. This presentation will review the mechanisms of trigeminal nerve injury, diagnosis, neurosensory testing including quantitative electric sensory thresholds, microsurgical techniques and outcomes of trigeminal nerve microsurgery. Review of nerve grafting indications, anatomy and procurement will be presented.
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to: