Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 40-45 , January 2007

Drug Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review of the Literature

  • Revant Chole, MDS-III

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate Resident, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Chole: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
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  • Ranjitkumar Patil, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor and Guide, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
    • ,
  • Shirish S. Degwekar, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
    • ,
  • Rahul R. Bhowate, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.063

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 40-45 , January 2007

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