Burning Mouth Syndrome

Burning Mouth Syndrome – Pain that is felt most frequently on the tongue, but can be present on the cheek and lips. It is most commonly a severe burning sensation but others may report tingling. It may also be associated with a dry mouth feeling, metallic taste or even loss of taste. Sometimes it is due to nerve damage. Other times it is due to another root cause such as medications, nutritional deficiencies, or an infection.

Although not a life threatening condition, it can impact a person’s quality of life.

In many cases this condition simply needs to run its course and symptoms resolve. In other instances patients benefit from medication therapy.  Our goal is to find the treatment to which you respond best but unfortunately the outcomes with Burning Mouth Syndrome are often inconsistent. Consequently it can be a process of trial and error to identify the most beneficial medication for an individual patient.