TREGIMINAL NEURALGIA

[TUBBY9953]

Have had tregeminal neuralgia for 12 months which has been felt mostly in upper front tooth.Despite having a root canal done (which as it turns out was unneccessary) I have still got pain in the same tooth.Is there any hope of this pain ceasing

[steven525]

Sorry to read about your pains.

If you have something that looks like trigeminal neuralgia only in the upper jaw it can be well worth looking into whether it is caused by chronic sinusitis. A chronic infection in the maxillary sinus can cause pain to teeth and molars in the upper jaw.

I hope this may help you, best of luck.

Steven

[Tuckamore]

Hello Tubby,

Welcome to MedHelp's Pain Management Forum. I am glad that you found us and took the time to post....but I am sad to hear about your increasing chronic pain.

I don't know a lot about dentistry....or the problems associated with it. I do know about chronic pain. I had a root canal some years ago and the pain continued, though not as extreme. Finally I consulted another dentist and discovered the root canal was was complete, even though I had paid for it and the dentist capped the tooth. Imagine my anger after spending 1.5k and now having to repeat it. So just to be safe you may want to consult another dentist...or oral surgeon.

In the mean time I hope your pain is being managed. I've had a tooth pain before and know how horribly painful that can be. Please be assertive and request pain management.

MedHelp has some other great forums that may be of more assistance to you. I've provided you with two links:

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Trigeminal-Neuralgia/show/298

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Dental-Health/show/42

Please know that you are always welcome here. Hopefully one of our members will have additional suggestions for you.

Best of Luck and Take Care,
~Tuck