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Can bruxism cause similar symptoms to that of trigeminal neuralgia?
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No: No, totally different pain profile. Trigeminal neuralgia - shocklike pain, very severe, no pain between episodes. Bruxism - stiff painful jaw muscles, head and neck pain, dental pain. Non-episodic. For either disorder, see orofacial-TMJ expert.
Answered 8/8/2015
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Unrelated: In trigeminal neuralgia pain is caused by damage to the trigeminal nerve, a cranial nerve that comes directly from the brain stem. Bruxism is the involuntary grinding of the teeth, typically during sleep and it is movement disorder.
Answered 8/24/2015
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