Trigeminal Neuralgia – Painful Cramping
Trigeminal neuralgia is the pain on trigeminal nerve, which is located at both sides of the face and splits into three before the ears. These three branches go to the lower and upper jaws and the eyes, and transmit the senses from the face, the front of the scalp, the eyes, the mouth, the nose and the front 2/3 of the tongue to brain. They make it possible for us to feel sensations like cold, hot, pain, stabbing, touch, pressure, etc.
Trigeminal neuralgia pain is so severe and disturbing that it cannot be described by other kinds of feelings like electric shocks, tearing, stabbing, pinching, burning etc. It may occur out of nowhere. Also chewing, swallowing, drinking cold and hot beverages, speaking, touching the face (washing or shaving) may trigger it. Even a soft breeze may very well be the trigger.
Once in your life, this pain may repeat itself. In some cases, it may even make eating, brushing the teeth, speaking or even swallowing unbearable. Trigeminal neuralgia is more common in women, and although some cases were observed in young patients, it is mostly seen in elderly people.
Fundamentally, there is a pathological structure stimulating the trigeminal nerve negatively and it is clear in patients’ complaints. Almost all patients are aware of the fact that the cause is their teeth. In some cases, dental treatments stop the pain temporarily but when it comes back after a while, people tend to think that they were wrong and the cause was something else. However Gokmen Approach still thinks that the problem is the teeth. The only reason for the pain to keep coming back is the inappropriate treatment.