Neuropathic Dental Pain & DBS
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Dental Neuralgia
Neuropathic Dental Pain
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 19 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 5 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia · Other
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About This Trial
This prospective observational study will evaluate pain outcomes in patients with neuropathic dental pain (Atypical Odontalgia/Phantom Tooth Pain) who undergo directional deep brain stimulation (DBS). Participants will complete validated pain, disability, quality-of-life, and mood assessments before surgery and following DBS programming. Directional stimulation will be applied to different thalami…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 19 to 80 years.
* Diagnosis of Atypical Odontalgia (AO) (also known as neuropathic dental pain).
* Receiving deep brain stimulation (DBS) treatment for AO due to inadequate response to conventional therapies, including: Pharmacological therapies, and/or Local anesthetics, …
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