Charm needles in trigeminal neuralgia patients

Susuks or charm needles are needle-shaped pins usually made of gold and generally inserted under the skin of various parts of the body for many reasons, for instance enhancing beauty and as protective charm. Most of these charm needles are found incidentally during routine radiographs. These radiographs are taken as part of the routine investigation to identify dental causes of orofacial pain. One of the differential diagnoses of orofacial pain includes trigeminal neuralgia. Here, we present two cases of patients with trigeminal neuralgia having charm needles.