Background and aim: Trigeminal neuralgia affects the facial areas supplied by trigeminal nerve and its branches. It is associated with severe pain that affects daily life of a patient. Hence in this study we aimed to study the clinical characteristics of trigeminal neuralgia in the patients attending the Dental and ENT OPD in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: This study involved 50 patients diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia for the first time. The basic data of patients like age, gender, side of face and other clinical characteristics were recorded and analysed. Results: In this study, males were 58% of patients were males and 42% were females. Maximum incidence was observed in the age group of 51-60 years (38%). 62% of the patients showed right side involvement while 38% showed left side involvement. The most common trigeminal branch involved was mandibular branch (36%) with moderate pain (34%) and electric shock like pain (54%). Conclusion: It can be concluded from this study that trigeminal neuralgia frequently affected males. Elderly people are more vulnerable to the disorder with frequent involvement of the right side of the face. Most of patients in this study reported moderate pain. Since the pain initially originates in oral cavity, the knowledge of trigeminal neuralgia is very crucial in the dental sector as most of the patients consult dentists for the treatment.

Pain, Neuralgia, Mandibular nerve, Surgery,