No, Your Dental Work Did Not Cause Trigeminal Neuralgia. But It's Often Misdiagnosed As Dental Pain.

No, Your Dental Work Did Not Cause Trigeminal Neuralgia. But It's Often Misdiagnosed As Dental Pain.By: Bhavik Desai, DMD, PhD, Diplomate American Board of Oral Medicine Published on: 11/08/2025

Commonly, some patients and even medical providers mistakenly think TGN (trigeminal neuralgia) is caused by dental work; TGN is actually a neurological condition.

Trigeminal Neuralgia
No, Your Dental Work Did Not Cause Trigeminal Neuralgia. But It's Often Misdiagnosed As Dental Pain.