A sensory testing of mental nerve by Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments standard value from 19 -A to 29 years old- The objective of the present study was to investigate the distribution of static tactile thresholds in healthy individuals, using a Semmes-Weinstein The sensory test was conducted on 25 males and females (50 sides) in total. sensory test. Average age of subjects was angle, and mental ramification of the mental nerve. For showed no significant difference among the three mental nerve sites, but significant differences existed between the index finger and the three mental nerve sites. The above findings suggest that the standard for filament marking is 1.65-2.44 (2.52-4.23 gf/mm2). range comparison, the test was also conducted on the index finger. Mean threshold for each test site was as follows: labial Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Clinical Oral Health Science, Tokyo Dental College Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Suidobashi Hospital Tokyo Dental College (Chief: Prof. Takashi KAKIZAWA)
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