Case Report

Volume 2022, Article ID 22583205, 5 pages.

Minimally Invasive Procedure for treating Trigeminal Neuralgia - A Case Report

Jayaindhraeswaran J 1 , Senthil Nathan P

2 Postgraduate 1 , Professor 2 , Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences(SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai.

Address for Correspondence:

Jayaindhraeswaran. J

Post Graduate Student Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals,

Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai 600077.

Email: eshwaran.jjjj@gmail.com Contact number: 7200500633

Abstract

Trigeminal nerve is the largest of all the cranial nerves. Disease involving the nerve can cause Trigeminal neuralgia or loss of sensory or motor function in the distribution of the nerve. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a sudden, sharp, severe, intermittent, lancinating, usually unilateral facial pain in the distribution of one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve, lasting from a fraction of a second to minutes and is triggered by trivial cutaneous or intraoral stimuli. Trigeminal neuralgia is a commonly diagnosed neurosensory disease of head, neck and face region, involving 5th cranial nerve. Peripheral neurectomy has been reported as a successful treatment by many surgeons for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Keywords: Inferior alveolar nerve, Local anaesthesia, Peripheral neurectomy, Trigeminal neuralgia.

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How to cite this article: Jayaindhraeswaran. J . (2022). Minimally Invasive Procedure for treating Trigeminal Neuralgia - A Case Report. International Journal of Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery and Rehabilitation, 5. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjcraniomaxillofacsurgrehab.2022.719