Anyone else have TN following dentistry? That's how TN found its way into my life. My neurosurgeon and neurologist dx'd it a few years ago.

I've read that some might mistakenly attribute their TN to dental procedures, but... That's not what happened heeeeere. It was following trauma to the left side of my face and the dentists (2 were doing the procedure since a more "experienced" one was called in); the dentists "blew out"/destroyed the 5th cranial nerve.

The loss of feeling is the most bothersome. And, to think, I thought it was funny when the tip of my nose was numb. Some years later, and I'm not laughing about it any more, since that was the clue something was more seriously wrong.

Bobbi, how I can relate to this. The second branch and possibly the third branch of the trigeminal nerve was injured during left side Root canal and Gum surgery. We are not sure if it was the surgery itself or where they placed the injections. My injury escalated into full body RSD....After five years of pain and being house bound...and with the grace of God and some great DDS, neurologist, pain anesthesiogists, I rallied back. I am sooo careful now with any type of dental surgery on that side and no longer use marcaine and or ephriniphine. Carbocaine and Cyntrest is the only anesthetic I can use for dental work now. I just had oral surgery today and we were ever so careful.

That's fantastic news, Lisa .