What are the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia vs tooth pain?

Location, quality: Tooth pain more constant and located in the tooth. Pain intensity not usually severe. Direct pressure on the tooth makes the pain worse. Tn pain - severe stabbing pain usually in a larger area of cheek/gums. Activities unrelated to the teeth (talking, whistling etc) may trigger the pain. Tn usually gets better on tegretol, toothaches do not respond to tegretol.

Can be: Can be quite similar at first. Trigeminal neuralgia is much more easily triggered by slight stimuli, like like touch to cheek, wind blowing on face, etc.

Duration : Trigeminal neurolgia is a brief sudden excruciating pain always on one side of the face and in one of the three branches of the nerve (ophthalmic, upper jaw or lower jaw).

Many differences: Tooth pain more localized to tooth. Often constant. Trigeminal neuralgia usually more severe, shocklike, not usually ask localized to tooth. Triggered by touching or area, even lightly. See oral surgeon for diagnosis.