ADA NBDE National Board Dental Part II

Answer: A - Glossopharyngeal neuralgia affects the ninth cranial nerve. The condition triggers lancinating, sharp, and severe pain that is unilateral in nature distributed throughout the ninth cranial nerve. The pain presents itself most often in the pharynx, nasopharynx, tonsils, ear canal, posterior mandible, and posterior portion of the tongue. The pain is triggered by talking, swallowing, chewing, and yawning.