Prevalence Of Trigeminal Neuralgia Among Patients Treated For Orofacial Neuralgia - An Institutional Based Retrospective Study

Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most excruciating pain syndromes afflicting the orofacial region. Neuropathic pain is the result of a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system in the peripheral or central nervous system. It usually happens in short, unpredictable attacks that can last from a few seconds to minutes. The attacks stop as suddenly as they start. The trigeminal nerve carries sensation from the face to the brain. It' s most common in women aged over 50. Symptoms range from mild to severe facial pain, often triggered by chewing, speaking or brushing teeth.The aim of the study was to check the prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia among patients treated for orofacial neuralgia. A total of 36 patients were taken and analysed for orofacial neuralgia. The data collection was done from the patient management software. The data was reviewed by two reviewers. The results were tabulated and analysed using SPSS software by IBM.Chi square test was performed to compare the data and check for its distributions. The statistical significance of p value is set at 0.05.Out of 36 patients, 66.7% of the patients had trigeminal neuralgia and 33.3% of the patients did not have trigeminal neuralgia. 61.1% of the patients were males and 38.9% of the patients were females.The most prevalent age group for trigeminal neuralgia was 41 to 50 yrs with the prevalence of 27.8%. Prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia in the patients treated for orofacial neuralgia is at a higher rate