Pattern of recovery of mechanical threshold levels according to vibrotactile testing (VT) of oral mucosa (n=36)
| Immediate | Follow-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intact VT | Loss of VT | Intact VT | Loss of VT | ||
| Normal | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Mild | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Moderate | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Severe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anesthetic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |