More and more researchers in the field of TN are accepting that TN can present "atypically." this is usually with a more constant, boring and deep facial pain. There may be stabs of severe pain on top of this.
There is a site, fpa-support.org, that describes these new categories. My neurologist clearly accepts that TN may often present atypically, but he does have affiliation with OHSU whcih developed the diagnostic questionaire.
If you go to that site and take the interactive questionaire it will tell you what your diagnosis is likely to be in the new scheme.
If your face pain resulted from dental work or surgery or trauma to the area of the nerve it is not strictly TN. It is Neuropathic Face Pain. But, it you read throught that site you'll see the different categories.
Quix
thanks i will google and see.
Read the Johns Hopkins schpiel on atypical facial pain syndrome...
It explains how atypical facial pain shares some features with TN...
It seemed to be good info.
I googled +"atypical facial pain"..... It was the 4th one or so down the page....
Richard
OperaMBA
sorry diagnosed in 2003
brain infarct.