Abstract
This report presents the results of treatment of two adults, at the Pain Center of Montreal General Hospital, Canada, with intravenous lidocaine for intractable orofacial pain. Repeated lidocaine infusions (1mg/kg in a bolus, followed by 4mg/kg infused over 1 hour) resulted in satisfactory pain relief in both patients, and the drug was well tolerated. Intravenous lidocaine therapy may be considered for intractable orofacial pain; further research is warranted.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.2719
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 8(2), 205-209
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Mahrezi, A., Lamb, L., Shir, M. A., Yoram, & Al-Zakwani, I. (2025). Intravenous Lidocaine for Refractory Chronic Orofacial Pain: Two case reports and a literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 8(2), 205-209. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2719
MLA 9
Al-Mahrezi, Abdulaziz, et al. "Intravenous Lidocaine for Refractory Chronic Orofacial Pain: Two case reports and a literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, 2025, pp. 205-209. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2719.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Mahrezi, Abdulaziz, Louise Lamb, Mark A. Shir, Yoram, and Ibrahim Al-Zakwani. 2025. "Intravenous Lidocaine for Refractory Chronic Orofacial Pain: Two case reports and a literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 8 (2): 205-209. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2719.
Harvard
Al-Mahrezi, A., Lamb, L., Shir, M. A., Yoram and Al-Zakwani, I. (2025) 'Intravenous Lidocaine for Refractory Chronic Orofacial Pain: Two case reports and a literature review', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 8(2), pp. 205-209. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2719.
Vancouver
Al-Mahrezi A, Lamb L, Shir MA, Yoram, Al-Zakwani I. Intravenous Lidocaine for Refractory Chronic Orofacial Pain: Two case reports and a literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;8(2):205-209. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2719
IEEE
A. Al-Mahrezi, L. Lamb, M. A. Shir, Yoram, and I. Al-Zakwani, "Intravenous Lidocaine for Refractory Chronic Orofacial Pain: Two case reports and a literature review," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 205-209, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.2719.