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Comparative Study
. 1978 Nov;16(2):135-42.
doi: 10.1016/0007-117x(78)90023-9.

Cryosurgery in the management of intractable facial pain

J D Barnard, J W Lloyd, C J Glynn
Comparative Study

Cryosurgery in the management of intractable facial pain

J D Barnard et al. Br J Oral Surg. 1978 Nov.

Abstract

The biological sequelae to the experimental freezing of peripheral nerves have been shown to differ in several respects from those following other types of nerve injury. A clinical application of these effects utilising the extreme low temperature produced by modern cryosurgical equipment is proposed and a preliminary evaluation is made.

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