Editor-in-Chief: Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, PhD
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BACKGROUND: For longer pain relief from mandibular neuralgia (MN), radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of trigeminal ganglion is undertaken intracranially and fluoroscopically.
OBJECTIVES: For better safety, extracranial peripheral percutaneous mandibular nerve block (EPPMNB) has been tried; however, to the best of our knowledge, no such large series is published.
STUDY DESIGN: Seven patients of MN were enrolled for EPPMNB.
SETTINGS: Pain Outpatient Department (OPD)
METHODS: Seven patients of MN underwent EPPMNB.
RESULTS: EPPMNB can be safely undertaken in OPD with low risk of complications and is efficacious for long-term treatment for MN.
LIMITATIONS: Further randomized controlled trials are required for definitive conclusions.
CONCLUSIONS: EPPMNB with RFA is safe and effective for MN.
KEY WORDS: Mandibular neuralgia, radiofrequency ablation, trigeminal ganglion
