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Statement of the Problem: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) presents with a shooting pain in maxillofacial region which compels the involved patients to visit many medical and dental physicians to relieve the pain. Hence, assessing the outcomes of different treatment modalities may help the patients and their clinicians choose a suitable prac-tical method of treatment. Purpose: The study was aimed to evaluate the outcomes of different treatments of TN and to determine which surgical or non-surgical treatment is better for controlling the pain. Materials and Method: This study included 42 patients with trigeminal neuralgia. A questionnaire was completed for each patient in order to evaluate the pain control status of patients ’ treatment with non-surgical (pharmaceutical) and surgical modali-ties. The questionnaire consisted of questions on an datasheet, concerning the duration of involvement with the condition, type and dose of the medication(s) used, the surgi-cal technique administrated, patient satisfaction with the treatment modality and th