Strange TN??

[sb100]

Hi
My name is Sharon, 38 years of age.
3 years ago, I have had teeth wisdom removal. During the procedure the mandibular nerve ( in the left bottom side in my mouth - teeth no 37 )
was damaged badly- I need to take very strong medicines
and still suffer from pain, burn, lack of taste etc.
About a year ago,I started to feel strong pain attacks above the upper lip ( under the nose ). and the pains  were diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia.
I had MRI  which came out good ( no evidence to any suspicious things )
My question is :
Could  it be that mandibular nerve damage can develop to TN in the maxillary nerve ??

[sb100]

Thanks.
I understood from your answer that the TN in the maxillay affects the mandibular nerve.
My question is the opposite: Can damage( that  happened during a tooth extraction ) to the mandibular , caused ( affects ) maxillary nerve  damage and thus causes TN in the maxillary nerve??

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by a muscle spasm that accompanies pain, coming from one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve, the main carrier of sensory information from face to the brain. There are three branches of trigeminal nerve, the ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular. The pain of trigeminal neuralgia occurs almost exclusively in the maxillary and mandibular divisions. One most commonly feels pain in the maxillary nerve, which runs along one’s cheekbone, most of the nose, upperlip, and upper teeth. Next affected is mandibular nerve, affecting the lower cheek, lower lip, and jaw. In all cases, an excessive burst of nervous activity from a damaged nerve causes the painful attack. Hope this helps. Take care.