Trigeminal neuralgia--treatment of the third division by radiologically controlled cryoblockade of the inferior dental nerve at the mandibular lingula: a study of 31 cases.
Cryoblockade of the peripheral nerve affected by trigeminal neuralgia is an established technique for treatment. Freezing the inferior dental nerve using C-arm image-intensification control, and a nerve stimulator to guide the slim Spembly Lloyd probe, offers an additional technique for treatment of a small number of patients with trigeminal neuralgia. This paper reports the results of 31 cryoblockades of the inferior dental nerve in 11 patients.
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John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000698:Analgesia; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000294:innervation; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000294:innervation; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy*