A Dental Focus as a Cause of Trigeminal Neuralgia: Case Report

Author: Godfrey M.E.

Source: Journal of Advancement in Medicine, Volume 10, Number 4, 1997 , pp. 267-272(6)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The underlying cause of a 2 year history of increasingly severe unilateral earache was identified as a partially erupted lower third molar tooth. Previous multi-disciplinary investigations had been unable to identify the cause. The correct diagnosis was made by electro-dermal screening (EAV) and subsequently confirmed by local anesthetic block. Extraction of the tooth, together with debridement of the surrounding tissues, resulted in immediate and permanent remission of pain with a 2 year follow-up.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:JAME.0000008717.35509.fa

Publication date: 1997-01-01