Pattern of recovery of mechanical threshold levels according to thermal detection threshold (TDT) of oral mucosa (n=36)
| Immediate | Follow-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intact TDT | Loss of TDT | Intact TDT | Loss of TDT | ||
| Normal | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Mild | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Moderate | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Severe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Anesthetic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |