INBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination) Practice Exam

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What is a potential sequela of herpes zoster infection that is burning, aching, and shock-like?

Atypical odontalgia
Trigeminal neuralgia
Postherpetic neuralgia
Occlusal dysesthesia

The correct answer is: Postherpetic neuralgia

Postherpetic neuralgia is a common and painful complication of herpes zoster infection, also known as shingles. This condition causes persistent burning, aching, and shock-like pain in the affected area for weeks, months, or even years after the initial rash has healed. Atypical odontalgia and occlusal dysesthesia do not typically involve pain in the same areas affected by herpes zoster and are not associated with this type of infection. Trigeminal neuralgia is also a type of persistent facial pain, but it is caused by compression of the trigeminal nerve, not by a viral infection.