A novel method to treat recurrent facial pain: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic facial pain is a serious condition affecting millions of people worldwide. The reasons for chronic facial pain vary, and currently, the methods of treating chronic facial pain are expensive, invasive, and, based on current findings, ineffective. The purpose of this study is to develop and test an effective, cost-friendly method to treat patients with chronic facial pain. This study will examine the effectiveness of a novel treatment of a patient suffering from trigeminal neuralgia.

Case presentation

A 70-year-old Thai female visited the advanced general dentistry clinic at the Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. She was suffering from facial pain on her left side and was diagnosed by a physician as having trigeminal neuralgia. She

SUBMITTER: Kuvatanasuchati J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247074 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature