Low level laser therapy in the management of trigeminal neuralgia: A rare case report

Saraswathi Gopal.K; Mahesh Kumar.P; Harini. B. K

doi:10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.0938

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Low level laser therapy in the management of trigeminal neuralgia: A rare case report

Saraswathi Gopal.K ¹, Mahesh Kumar.P ²and Harini. B. K ^{3, *}

1 Professor and Head, Department of oral medicine and radiology, Faculty of dentistry,Meenakshi ammal dental college and hospital, MAHER university, Meenakshi Ammal Dental college and Hospital, Alapakkam main road, janaki nagar, maduravoyal, Chennai, India.
2 Associate professor, Department of oral medicine and radiology, Faculty of dentistry Meenakshi ammal dental college and hospital, MAHER university, Meenakshi Ammal Dental college and Hospital, Alapakkam main road, janaki nagar, maduravoyal, Chennai, India.
3 Post Graduate, Department of oral medicine and radiology, Faculty of dentistry Meenakshi ammal dental college and hospital, MAHER university, Meenakshi Ammal Dental college and Hospital, Alapakkam main road, janaki nagar, maduravoyal, Chennai, India.

Research Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 12(01), 2026–2030.

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.0938

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.0938

Publication history

Received on 16 April 2024; revised on 26 May 2024; accepted on 29 May 2024

Abstract

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by sudden, severe, brief, and stabbing recurrent episodes of facial pain in one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. Pain attacks can occur spontaneously or can be triggered by non-noxious stimuli, such as talking, eating, washing the face, brushing teeth, shaving, a light touch or even a cool breeze. In addition to pain attacks, a proportion of the patients also experience persistent background pain, which along with autonomic signs and prolonged disease duration, represent predictors of worse treatment outcomes. Here, we present a classical case of trigeminal neuralgia affecting a 63yrs old male patient characterized by electric shock like pain lasting for the duration of 2 months.

Keywords

Trigeminal neuralgia; 5th Cranial nerve; Nerve compression; Low level laser therapy

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Saraswathi Gopal.K, Mahesh Kumar.P and Harini. B. K. Low level laser therapy in the management of trigeminal neuralgia: A rare case report. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 12(01), 2026–2030. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.0938

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