Question From Our Member:
B. Scott of Long Island, New York asks: I have a strange taste in my mouth and some pain from my tongue. What could be causing it and what should I do?
Savon’s Answer
After doing some research, here is our best non–medical advice.The most common causes of pain in the tongue can be from canker sores; cold sores; dehydration; dry mouth; fever (sickness); or thrush. Thrush can appear as a white lesion that bleeds when scraped or as a red, roundish lesion.
Pain or burning of the tongue can also indicate a vitamin deficiency, such as B12 and/or vitamins B2, B3, B6, and B9. Other pains in the tongue can be caused by more serious conditions such as oral cancers, which can appear as red and/or white lesions.
Complete loss of taste is called ageusia, partial loss of taste is called hypogeusia, and a distorted sense of taste is called dysgeusia. The most common cause of strange taste is due to medications.
The most common peculiar taste is a metallic taste, which is associated with some forms of antibiotics, antihistamines, antifungals, antipsychotics, blood pressure medications, diabetes medications, seizure medications, and Parkinson´s disease medications.
Other more common conditions that can change one´s taste are dry mouth, colds or flu, smoking, loss of smell, and nutritional deficiencies (vitamin B12 and zinc).
If a sore does not go away fairly quickly or if you have a change of taste sensation and you are not taking any medications, we strongly suggest that you consult your dentist for an examination as soon as possible.
*The information provided in this answer was derived from “Perio–Implant Advisory”.
**Original post was from our April 2020 Newsletter
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