2 yrs ago I presented my local dentist with a right upper molar bite pain. He saw the vertical crack and crowned it. The adjacent one also. Some weeks later I developed bad pain in jaw joint. I found that depending on what side I slept ,I had jaw pain upon getting out of bed. Our brain drops with age. Mine is 82 yrs. An artery comes in contact with the trigeminal nerve. Heart beat caused pulsing , and wore myelin sheath protecting the nerve. During an attack for about 30 secs pain pulsed with heartbeat. Upon lying on left side I had no attack getting out of bed. I played a lot of saxophone. This may have helped reduce the gap between nerve an artery. I ate plenty of fats to help replace lost nerve myelin. All the time my 2 nd incisor was really touch sensitive. Another jaw attack sometimes. I found some relief by sprinkling cayenne pepper on food and drink. By now all front upper right teeth gums were real sensitive. When I blew a low note on sax, upper teeth hurt. And even running a few steps down a steep incline , hurt them. Last week I could not speak as upper lip moved over those gums. I made a paste of raw honey and cayenne pepper and wiped it over my gums and inside of upper lip. Works for few hours. I found symptoms went totally away when I went running. Finally , my local doctor diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia and put me on cabamazepine. Have been on caba for a week. I feel drunk all day. Have yet to convince a dentist to root canal one of the upper molars.
Good luck all you sufferers,