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Trigeminal neuralgia
Author(s) -
Barrett Anthony P.,
Schifter Mark
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1993.tb03064.x
Subject(s) - trigeminal neuralgia , orofacial pain , medicine , neuralgia , dermatology , trigeminal nerve , anesthesia , surgery , neuropathic pain
Severe trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is probably the most excruciating pain experienced in the orofacial region. Apart from the primary idiopathic form (ITN), this lancinating pain may be secondary to a range of underlying organic diseases (STN). Diagnosis requires differentiation of these and elimination of other causes of orofacial pain.