This is prolonged or chronic pain in the mouth or face that persists after dental procedures—such as tooth extraction, implant placement, root canal treatment, or other interventions. The pain may be neuropathic in nature—burning, shooting, or tingling—and is sometimes accompanied by numbness or increased sensitivity of the skin and mucous membranes. The cause is most often during the procedure during the procedureoror irritatedors minor branches of the trigeminal nerve.