Active clinical trials for "Trigeminal Nerve Injuries"

Peripheral painful traumatic trigeminal neuropathy (PPTTN) are poorly relieved by existing treatments which in addition induce many adverse effects. BTX, which blocks the exocytosis of neurotransmitters, can be captured by axonal retrograde transport in primary nociceptive neurons. Injected in the painful area, it might therefore inhibit the release of algogenic neurotransmitters, at both the peripheral and central levels and thus reduce pain. One study reported such an effect in neuropathic spinal pain. A recent study reported an analgesic effect in trigeminal neuralgia.

Complex oro-facial pain is a poorly diagnosed and poorly treated cause of significant suffering and disability. This study will explore the ability of fMRI to identify patients with complex oro-facial pain who respond to transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy. Specific Aims: To establish baseline patterns of MRI in patients with chronic oro-facial pain without a definitive etiologic diagnosis. To estimate the rate of treatment success of transcranial stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) in these patients. To identify post-treatment MRI patterns that are associated with treatment success.

This is retrospective research mainly aims to determine the patterns of symptoms, clinical and radiological findings and outcomes in patients with trigeminal neuropathy following trauma or iatrogenic damage and how this translates into costs for the patient and society, work disability and medication use. The trigeminal nerve and its branches are at risk of damage during multiple dental and maxillofacial procedures: endodontics, extractions, removal of wisdom teeth, implant placement, use of local anaesthesia, orthognatic surgery. In the event of damage to these nerve branches, there is a high risk of developing a neuropathic pain that is considered very disabling for patients and that interferes with daily activities (eating, drinking, speaking, kissing, etc.). Moreover, there are few medicinal or surgical techniques available to eliminate neuropathy or reduce the symptoms. Causal procedures (e.g. the removal of wisdom teeth) are among the most frequently performed surgical procedures. The number of injuries increases every year, partly due to an increase in dental procedures. The often relatively minimal intervention combined with the major impact of these injuries on the patient's quality of life sometimes leads to medico-legal actions. The limited symptom control with current therapies of these post-traumatic neuropathies of the trigeminal nerve causes frustration and impotence in both the patient and the attending physician, which can also lead to medical shopping. Based on chart analysis, this study will examine the causes, possible risk factors and presenting symptoms, how this is reflected in clinical research and examinations, and which treatments are being instituted. Patient records from the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department between January 2010 and October 2018 will be checked. In addition, we wish to check the costs incurred by these patients as well as the work disability. To this end, a collaboration is being organised with Christian Mutuality (CM), the largest health insurance provider in Belgium. In order to increase the power of the study, the clinical data from the already coded, retrospective dataset of Prof. Tara Renton, co-investigator, will be transferred to the dataset of this new study.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether sensory retraining exercise could improve lip numbness caused by bilateral sagittal split of mandible.