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The value of cryotherapy in the management of trigeminal neuralgia
D De Coster1, M Bossuyt, E Fossion
1Department of Oral, Maxillo-Facial and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University, Leuven.
Acta Stomatologica Belgica
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
Cryotherapy to 32 individual branches of the trigeminal nerve in 27 patients, who were followed up for 3 years, resulted in pain relief out-lasting return of sensation. After one year 65% of patients were pain free. In the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, cryotherapy is an easy method with similar results but lower complication rate in comparison with other peripheral methods.