Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain

Korean Academy of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine (대한안면통증구강내과학회)
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Effect of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Anesthesia on Taste Threshold

하치조신경 전달마취가 미각역치에 미치는 영향

  • Ahn, Young-Joon (Department of Oral Medicine, Dankook University School of Dentistry) ;
  • Kim, Seung-Whan (Department of Oral Medicine, Dankook University School of Dentistry) ;
  • Kim, Mee-Eun (Department of Oral Medicine, Dankook University School of Dentistry) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Suk (Department of Oral Medicine, Dankook University School of Dentistry)
  • 안영준 (단국대학교 치과대학 구강내과학교실) ;
  • 김성환 (단국대학교 치과대학 구강내과학교실) ;
  • 김미은 (단국대학교 치과대학 구강내과학교실) ;
  • 김기석 (단국대학교 치과대학 구강내과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

Iatrogenic injury following dental treatments and the use of local anesthetics may cause taste disorders. The aims of this study were to investigate quantitative and qualitative changes of taste due to unilateral inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia and further to evaluate potential effects on taste function related to anesthesia or hypoesthesia of inferior alveolar nerve, possibly occurring after dental procedure. 30 healthy volunteers in their twenties participated in this study (male to female = 1:1, mean age of $24.0{\pm}1.8$ years). Each subject received inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia on his or her right side with 2% lidocaine HCl containing 1:100,000 epinephrine. Before and after anesthesia, electrogustometric test and chemical localized test for salty, sweet, sour and bitter tastes were performed on the eight sites in the oral cavity; right and left anterior and lateral tongue and circumvallate papilla of the tongue and soft palate. Unilateral inferior alveolar nerve anesthesia produced elevation of electrical taste threshold and reduction of intensity ratings for all 4 tastes (salty, sweet, sour and bitter) over anterior and lateral tongue and circumvallate papilla on the ipsilateral side (p<0.05). Contralateral sides exhibited decreased intensity ratings for salty and sweet taste (p<0.05) on anterior and lateral tongue while there was no significant difference in electrogustometric testing. Based on the results of this study, it is assumed that unilateral local anesthesia on inferior alveolar nerve can affect chorda tympani and glossopharyngeal nerves on the same side, leading to taste deficits. Taste intensity on the contralateral side may, in part, be deteriorated as well.

치과치료와 관련한 의원성 손상이나 국소마취의 후유증은 미각장애를 유발하기도 한다. 본 연구는 편측 하치조신경 전달마취를 시행하여 마취 전후의 미각기능의 변화를 정량 및 정성적으로 비교하여, 치과치료와 관련하여 발생할 수 있는 하치조신경의 무감각증이나 감각저하로 인한 미각기능의 변화 가능성을 평가하고자 하였다. 20대의 건강한 지원자 30명(남:녀=1:1, 평균연령 $24.0{\pm}1.8$세)을 대상으로 하여 피검자의 우측에 2% 염산리도카인을 사용하여 통법에 따라 하치조신경 전달마취를 시행하였다. 마취 전후 미각기능의 변화를 조사하기 위하여 전기미각측정기를 이용하여 전기미각역치를 측정하였으며 국소적용법을 이용한 화학용액법으로 미각강도를 평가하였다. 검사를 위해 1M/l의 NaCl 및 sucrose 용액, 0.032 M/l의 구연산용액, 0.001 M/l의 염산키니네용액을 사용하였으며 미각강도는 9점 척도를 이용하여 평가하도록 하였다. 검사는 구강내 8 부위, 즉 좌우측 혀 전방과 외측방, 유곽유두, 연구개에 대해 시행되었다. 편측 하치조신경 전달마취를 시행한 결과, 마취된 측의 혀 전방과 외측, 유곽유두에서 전기미각역치가 상승하고 짠맛, 단맛, 신맛, 쓴맛에 대한 미각강도 감소가 감소하였다.(p<0.05) 마취되지 않은 반대측의 혀 전방과 외측방에서도 짠맛과 단맛의 경우에 대한 미각강도가 감소되었으나(p<0.05), 전기미각역치의 변화는 없었다. 본 연구의 결과는 편측의 하치조신경 전달마취는 마취가 된 혀의 1/2 부위에서 고삭신경과 설인신경에 영향을 주어 미각장애를 유발할 수 있음을 보여주며, 반대측에서도 미각강도의 변화를 일부 초래할 수 있는 것으로 추측해 볼 수 있다.

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