Q. I have trigeminal neuralgia and I have not been to a dentist in two and a half years because of this. I use to go to the dentist every six months. I now need a root canal on the same side of my trigeminal neuralgia top left. Also I made need another root canal and a crown done to the tooth next to it. I also need a new partical plate, cleaning,and other crowns. I am very anxious about having work done on my mouth. I was also told that I could have a bridge instead of a new partical plate. The bridge would be on tooth 6,7,8,3 are the missing teeth and on my partical now. If they do a bridge it would have to be connected with crowns on teeth 9,10,4,5,. the root canal is on tooth 13 which already has a crown. I am now on a anti-botic for the infection of that tooth. What is better for me to have a bridge or another partical? how long does a bridge last and how strong are they? What should I get done first? I am fearful because of my Trigeminal Neuralgia and I also have TMJ. Thank you for any information you can give me.