Table 2 Comparison of the QST parameters in patients with lingual nerve impairment (LNI) (Results of the ANOVA – LSD posthoc analysis)

CDT

11

<0.01 **

<0.001 ***

42.2

<0.001 ***

<0.001 ***

39.3

<0.001 ***

<0.001 ***

WDT

3.9

n.s.

<0.05 *

18

<0.01 **

<0.001 ***

17.6

<0.01 **

<0.01 **

TSL

7.1

<0.05 *

<0.001 ***

11.6

<0.01 **

<0.01 *

11.2

<0.01 **

<0.001 ***

CPT

0.8

n.s.

n.s.

3.5

n.s.

<0.05 *

4

n.s.

n.s.

HPT

5.5

<0.05 *

<0.05 *

5.9

<0.05 *

<0.01 **

7.6

<0.05 *

<0.01 **

PPT

0

n.s.

n.s.

8.3

<0.05 *

<0.01 **

7.7

<0.05 *

n.s.

MPT

36.8

<0.001 ***

<0.001 ***

20.4

<0.001 ***

<0.001 ***

20.8

<0.001 ***

<0.001 ***

MPS

58.9

<0.001 ***

<0.001 ***

483.3

<0.001 ***

<0.001 ***

492.4

<0.001 ***

<0.001 ***

WUR

4.5

n.s.

n.s.

2.4

n.s.

n.s.

2.3

n.s.

<0.05 *

MDT

11.9

<0.01 **

<0.01 **

7.9

<0.05 *

<0.01 **

8.7

<0.05 *

<0.001 ***

VDT

3.2

n.s.

n.s.

6.7

<0.05 *

<0.05 *

4.5

n.s.

<0.05 *

DMA

2.8

n.s.

n.s.

0.1

n.s.

n.s.

0.3

n.s.

n.s.