Trigeminal neuralgia, also called tic douloureux, is characterized by sudden onset of recurrent unilateral electric shock–like, stabbing, or shooting pain lasting between a fraction of a second and 2 minutes.1 It occurs along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve and has a trigger zone/point, typically in the maxillary (V2) and maxillary (V3) nerve distributions. Pain […]
In this second clinical conversation with members of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (CAPD), Dr. Raymond Lee joins Drs. Jennifer MacLellan and John O'Keefe to talk about the intrusion of incisors due to trauma. Dr. Lee is a Pediatric Dentist in London, ON and current President of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Highlights […]
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