Case Report Peripheral Neurectomy of Inferior Alveolar Nerve - A Treatment Option for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Case Report

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is defined as sudden, usually unilateral, severe, brief, stabbing, lancinating, paroxysmal, recurring pain in the distribution of one or more branches of 5th cranial nerve. „Tic Douloureux‟ and „Fothergill‟s disease „are the synonyms used to describe the same disease. In spite of the condition being known since centuries, it still continues to baffle the clinician and its pathogenesis remains an enigma to the medical profession. Multiple views have been hypothecated regarding its etiology generating nothing but confusion, and simultaneously opting for many different therapies in an effort to treat this ongoing condition. The purpose of this paper is to present a patient with a case of trigeminal neuralgia who was suffering from severe throbbing pain for 2 years and treated with Carbamazepine with no significant effect. The patient was treated and cured with peripheral neurectomyunder general anesthesia.