Originally Posted by Cleo

The type I have is caused by a dental procedure in 2001. Mine is dysesthesia in the tongue which began instantly as burning electrocuting numbness along with my teeth feeling like a vice grip had been placed on my lower jaw. I had oral nerve surgery in 2002 that did help over the course of several years with some of the tongue issues. I agree with Dave its all neuropathic pain but you really need to be treated for the specific neuropathic pain conditions by certain doctors who deal with those specific nerve problems.