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  • 21/01/2010 at 1:20 pm #13606
    sushantpatel_doc
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    what should be the treatment for this kind of pain?

            

    22/01/2010 at 3:15 am #13607
    Anonymous

    The following are the treatment options

    capsaicin, oral, topical and epidural clonidine, subcutaneous ketamine, intravenous morphine, Codeine, magnesium chloride, propranolol, lorazepam, and intravenous phentolamine , topical dimethylsulfoxyde (DMSO), epidural clonidine and intravenous regional blocks (IVRBs) with bretylium and ketanserin, intranasal calcitonin and intravenous phentolamine, sympathetic ganglion blocks (SGBs) with local anesthetics, surgical sympathectomy, or physical therapy

            

    22/01/2010 at 4:01 am #13608
    Anonymous

    proper diagnosis is a must. we need to look at other factors like overfilling, cracked tooth etc. etc,.
    before a diagnosis of NTP is a made. more often than not it could be something else.

            

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