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Hi, Pattycake
Trigiminal Neuralgia –TN is a unilateral, severe, penetrant pain of short duration and localized in the distribution of one or several trigeminal nerve branches. It can be idiopathic or sintomatic,Is a neuropathic pain due in its idiopathic form to vascular compression of the trigeminal root (nerve).
About your daughter was diagnosed with TN And your question …. ‘’ if there is a link between oral surgery and the damage to this nerve.
’’ Well, if the diagnostic of TN is right …. No ,itsn't; but don’t get confused with a Paresthesia .
Paresthesia is temporary or permanent loss of sensation that can occur after oral surgery. -some times we can see some pain in the first stages of recovery – The numbness results from pressure or damage to the nerve could occurs after an extraction and affects the tissues of the mouth including the tongue cheek lip or chin.
Paresthesia mostly occurs after third molar or wisdom tooth extractions as the roots of the bottom wisdom teeth are close to the inferior alveolar nerve canal in the mandibular (lower) jaw.
Back to your question …… is there a link….
Well… in medicine 2+2 is Not always 4.
Dr. Pascual Nova