OK so for those of you who know my background good but if not I truly need help in answers concerning relapsing… The past couple months I was doing much much better then when this first began. I was still in daily pain but at a much lower level. My burning inside my mouth was down from a 10 to a 1. My main issue was still my teeth. Well I just couldn’t let it be and couldn’t stop searching for answers… I mentioned in another post how I went an saw a dentist who deals with facial pain and how he did novacaine injection inside the back of my mouth to see if when I was numb the pain went away. Anyways he did several injections which felt fine…then he got to another and I swear I felt like a shock like an electric zap that I have never felt in my life I almost popped up out of the seat. I asked the nurse why it happened and she went and asked him and said he said it was normal…so I leave not thinking anything bad would happen but still thinking that feeling wasn’t right. Ok so fast forward a few days later and my mouth is burning on fire again!!! What did this Dr do to me??? I am literally so upset and furious!!! What is wrong with the medical field?? I came into you at a level 3 pain and now my pain has been back at a constant 10!! I swear! Is all my progress I made the past year down the drain? Is the nerve reinjured??? Please help me with experiences or knowledge please I’m so scares the past year of hard work is down the drain!! I worked so hard to get where I was!! I will NEVEER let another person touch my mouth! Do I increase my meds a bit? Is icing good???
Interesting Jennifer,
You original gained tn from a non invasive dental procedure, and then had increased symptoms from a dentist. I've mentioned before how dental intervention posture can contribute to TN due to neck postural issues. Whether you have chiro/ physical therapy in the past to no avail, doesn't mean they were addressing the cause. In defence of your dentist, I'm sure he had your best intentions. That's twice now , dentist/ posture TN?
I felt an electric shock though when he inserted the needle. He obviously hit the nerve… My question is that shock during a normal injection normal? Its obviously not… 
the lingual nerve in my opinion to be exact…nothing can ever go right.
Nobody has had worsening of symptoms from a dental injection?
I’m so so sorry Jennifer that you are again in so much pain moreso as you probably feel "if only I hadn’t gone to that dentist"
Dentists are human and they sometimes get it wrong and he probably did inject a nerve.
But for now maybe you could up your medication and wait for your pain to go back down again as it had been in the last two months.
Your medication must be working as proven by the fact that it had kicked in in the last two months.
I have not had symptoms worsen as a result of dental treatment but
I could see how frustrated and bewildered you were through your message and had to give you even a little bit of positiveness.
Bless you Jennifer.
Hugs!
Thank you Eileen for positive words 
Hi Jennifer, I can relate to you. My TN started after a dentist appointment. I'm sure he pinched my nerve when he was trying to put my anesthesia. I think he injured my nerve. However I'm sure he did not do it on purpose. My point is, now it is what it is. We have to focus now in how we get better and go back to levels below 5 or less if possible.
Of course, from now on you have to be extra careful, specially with dentists.
But now you have to find something that works for your. Maybe taking more medication. Maybe more Novocaine, but in cream? Maybe capsaicine cream? Have you ever tried the low saturated diet for TN? It's on the internet and I will give it a shot, maybe it helps.
I am very sorry that you're hurting that much and I wish I could help you in a better way, just know that you're not not alone; we understand and feel your pain. We know some days (weeks) are way worse than others. And eventually it will get better, as it was before, you'll see.
By the way, icing is good, dear!
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Mara thank you. Would you share a little more of what happened and your symptoms , how long, your meds etc?? If you don’t mind thanx. I like hearing
That’s how mine started. I got a shot of novacaine and my journey into the trigeminal world started.
Well I went to the dentist a year ago to get my fillings fixed. Dentist said I had a fracture in one tooth in my lower left jaw, so he he would fix it He gave me one shot to numb it, but it still hurt , so another two shots. But it still hurt. So he said he could put some more. I agreed cause I have been always "difficult" with anesthesia. So in total he pinched me like 5 or 6 times. I have an implant (one of my front teeth ) so I have gone through that before and nothing happened. Only this time it did. I'm sure he damaged my nerve by mistake. When the effects passed I still had the pain, but like a level 5 only on my left jaw. Anyway a dull, annoying pain that never left. So I started with pain-killers. I visited the dentist again, but they did not find anything, so he prescribed higher dose of pain killers. They also mentioned it could be ATM pain (jaw pain), but the mouth guard did not help either. So pain started to escalate until I reached 10 in all my left side. I had attacks 4 times a day and I was so in pain that I wanted to hit the walls to get rid of it. I was desperate, could not work, could not sleep and started to loose weight, as I could not eat. I had never felt something like that. At that point I suspected it could be TN, as I had googled my symptoms many times. Buy I was praying to be wrong, you know, I really wanted to be wrong...
However I wasn't, my TN was diagnosed by 2 GP's and a neurologist. Plus I started carbamazepine, which provided some relief, so it got confirmed. Initially I was in denial and truly mad. Then fear started to rule my life. Then medication made me feel stupider and depressed, you know medication is also annoying: I could not drink, I was always tired, I forget stuff. I mean I'm old (46), but not that old...
Until one day I decided I would stop feeling sorry for myself. I had to learn how to live with my pain; that is to get used to it, cause it's not going anywhere, lol. No matter how mad or happy I am the pain is there. Even if I take my medication and feels like no pain, medication is a palliative as pain is still there. Sometimes almost no pain, sometimes a flare, sometimes a lot.. So I better do more research and try to find new ways to lower it and keep going with my life. Maybe more medication, acupuncture, yoga, novocaine cream on my cheek, chiro, holistic, TN diet, capsaicine cream, petting my cat/dog, talking to others, eventually surgery, maybe something new will be discovered to fix this condition. There's always something. There's always hope my dear...
Lynee how long ago and what are your symptoms?