Fig. 1 Displays the patients’ representative recovery process. (IMAGE)

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Fig. 1 Displays the patients’ representative recovery process.

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The sensation of lower lip gradually recovered after inferior alveolar nerve sacrifice. a Sensory disturbance area diagram of lower lip 1 month after operation. b Sensory disturbance area diagram of lower lip 3 months after operation. c Sensory disturbance area diagram of lower lip 6 months after operation. d Sensory disturbance area diagram of lower lip 1 year after operation. e Proportion of lower lip sensory recovery area at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery based on the area with lower lip sensory disturbance at 1 month after surgery.

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International Journal of Oral Science

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