Hans Prakash Sathasivam1, Sumairi Ismail2, Abdul Rahim Ahmad3, Nor Nazaliza Basri4, Hartinie Muhamad5, Nur Fazilah Mohd Tahir6, Chee Lynn Saw7, Nurshaline Hj Kipli8, Shin Hin Lau9. 1. Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology Specialist, Sultan Ismail Hospital, Johor, Malaysia. Electronic address: hansprakash@hotmail.com. 2. Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology Specialist, Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital, Kedah, Malaysia. 3. Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology Specialist, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Pahang, Malaysia. 4. Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology Specialist, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Perak, Malaysia. 5. Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine Unit, Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital, Kelantan, Malaysia. 6. Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology Specialist, Sultan Ismail Hospital, Johor, Malaysia. 7. Dental Officer, Penang Health Services, Air Itam Clinic, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. 8. Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology Specialist, Hospital Umum Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. 9. Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology Specialist, Stomatology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to obtain the clinicodemographic data regarding patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) treated at oral-maxillofacial medicine clinics, as there is a paucity of such information in the Asian setting. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter study involving clinicodemographic information of 320 patients with TN diagnosed between 2001 and 2012 at eight regional oral-maxillofacial medicine clinics and followed up for at least 6 months. Statistical tests were performed to assess the associations among the clinicodemographic factors. RESULTS: TN was mostly diagnosed during the seventh and sixth decades of life, with a median of 58.2 years (interquartile range = 13.0). Females were more commonly affected (61.6%). TN affected the right side more frequently, and the mandibular branch was most commonly involved (58.5%). Carbamazepine was the first-line drug of choice (87.5%). CONCLUSIONS: Asian patients with TN exhibited features similar to those in Caucasian patients except for the increased affliction of the mandibular division.
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to obtain the clinicodemographic data regarding patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) treated at oral-maxillofacial medicine clinics, as there is a paucity of such information in the Asian setting. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter study involving clinicodemographic information of 320 patients with TN diagnosed between 2001 and 2012 at eight regional oral-maxillofacial medicine clinics and followed up for at least 6 months. Statistical tests were performed to assess the associations among the clinicodemographic factors. RESULTS: TN was mostly diagnosed during the seventh and sixth decades of life, with a median of 58.2 years (interquartile range = 13.0). Females were more commonly affected (61.6%). TN affected the right side more frequently, and the mandibular branch was most commonly involved (58.5%). Carbamazepine was the first-line drug of choice (87.5%). CONCLUSIONS: Asian patients with TN exhibited features similar to those in Caucasian patients except for the increased affliction of the mandibular division.