Department

Diagnostic Sciences

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society

ISSN

0972-4052

Volume

21

Issue

3

DOI

10.4103/jips.jips_75_21

First Page

308

Last Page

310

Publication Date

7-1-2021

Abstract

Secondary trigeminal neuralgia might be very rarely preceded by trigeminal neuropathic pain. The patient, in this case, presented with paroxysmal pain in the left mandible and numbness of the lower lip and tongue. Sensory testing of these areas revealed cold and heat hyperalgesia and mechanical hyposensitivity in the mandibular region. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass in the left cerebellopontine angle. The patient was prescribed systemic mirogabalin (2.5 mg/day), which provided some relief until the tumor was removed. The histopathological diagnosis was an epidermoid tumor. This article discusses the clinical characteristics and sensory testing findings that distinguish secondary trigeminal neuralgia from trigeminal neuropathic pain based on the International Classification of Orofacial Pain.

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