This one is a momentary, stabbing pain. The frequency may vary from couple of times a day to couple of times a year. This pain distinguishes from trigeminal neuralgia by having no electrification. However, the patient feels the pain in the jaw, eyes, temples and upper parts of the face, i.e. in the trigeminal nerve area. Classical approach classifies this stabbing pain as unexplained. Since 40% of migraineurs experience this condition too, it is said that there may be a correlation.
Stabbing pain in the face is related to the temporomandibular joint. When a specialist of this field examines the patient, he or she detects the triggering points immediately. Also the patient, when asked, says that he or she was under a lot of stress lately or did some hard chewing around the time the pain occurred. I experienced the same thing myself, as well as several patients of mine.
This happened to me after hearing some sad news once. In addition to a migraine history of a lifetime, my teeth alignment was also corrupted after having a teeth pulled in high school. Also I have a clenching problem. A long time ago, I felt a similar pain 2 hours later learning some sad and annoying news. And I clenched so hard without even realizing it, I had to eat nothing but soft foods for a couple days. As soon as I tried to chew, I was feeling a stabbing in my face.
Patients suffering from this condition should primarily focus on minimizing chewing by eating puree or soup. When neural therapy is added to that, pain will decrease even more. Patient should be directed to a prosthetic and gnathology specialist as soon as possible and use plaque if necessary.