The role of cryotherapy (cryoanalgesia) in the management of paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia: a six year experience.
One hundred and forty-five patients with paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia were treated with cryotherapy and followed up from 1 month up to 6 years. The mean nerve relief pain period was 13 months for the long buccal, 17 months for the mental and 20 months for the infra-orbital nerves and patients regained normal sensation long before the return of pain.
Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Hospital/Institute of Dental Surgery, London.
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Zakrzewska
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Nally
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*