exudates and Trigeminal-Neuralgia

This study was performed to obtain the clinicodemographic data regarding patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) treated at oral-maxillofacial medicine clinics, as there is a paucity of such information in the Asian setting.. Retrospective multicenter study involving clinicodemographic information of 320 patients with TN diagnosed between 2001 and 2012 at eight regional oral-maxillofacial medicine clinics and followed up for at least 6 months. Statistical tests were performed to assess the associations among the clinicodemographic factors.. TN was mostly diagnosed during the seventh and sixth decades of life, with a median of 58.2 years (interquartile range = 13.0). Females were more commonly affected (61.6%). TN affected the right side more frequently, and the mandibular branch was most commonly involved (58.5%). Carbamazepine was the first-line drug of choice (87.5%).. Asian patients with TN exhibited features similar to those in Caucasian patients except for the increased affliction of the mandibular division.

Topics: Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Carbamazepine; Female; Humans; Malaysia; Male; Mandible; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Sex Factors; Treatment Outcome; Trigeminal Neuralgia

This survey was undertaken to study the clinical features of trigeminal neuralgia in an Asian population. Demographic data of 44 patients treated at the Dental Faculty of the National University of Singapore and at the University of Malaya were reviewed. The results of the survey were analysed and comparisons made with those of Caucasian patients as reported in other studies where there was a general similarity in the clinical findings. Trigeminal neuralgia presented predominantly in females. Right-sided involvement occurred at a greater frequency, and the peak age at onset was between the sixth and seventh decades of life. The only significant variant in the present sample was the greater involvement of the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve rather than the maxillary division. In addition, there was a much greater representation from Chinese patients over Malays as compared with their ratios in the general population.

Topics: Adult; Age of Onset; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian People; China; Female; Humans; Malaysia; Male; Mandibular Nerve; Maxillary Nerve; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Sex Factors; Singapore; Trigeminal Neuralgia; White People