Cleo,
Thank God you were led in the right direction and did not get drowned by a world wind of misdiagnosis and you have had some major relief from the surgery.
Was your nerve injury due to the extraction of an impacted lower 3rd molar? You may have said, but I don't recall.
It has been my experience that most of the TN dental patients that I have encountered have had impacted 3rd molars removed.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Cleo
Thank you for the concern. The magnitude of this type of pain is beyond descriptions of living in hell. Lucky for me is that I had the nerve dug out of the wreckage about 7 months post injury by an OS in 2002. I am in a way better place than I was 10 years ago! Here is a link to what my surgery was.
the site wont let me supply a link) it was an external neurolysis of the lingual nerve which can be found in pub med.
It would not have been in my best interest to choose a neurologist over an oral surgeon in my case! Nor was I ever sent to one by the OS.
I do agree and understand that bad teeth need to be dealt with before any conclusion of true classic TN can be made. I've read countless horror stories in the past few years of dental nerve damaged people undergoing brain surgery, gamma, ect.. trying to "fix" it!
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