Personal Diagnosis
The condition can be related to diabetes, blood disorders, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal changes, infections, physical, or psychological causes. Understanding these conditions and how they can interact is important
This is the reason you should see a maxillofacial specialist and why they examine a wide range of possibilities. Along with talking to you, discussing medical history, individual factors, how you feel and how life is affected.
Straightforward causes could be quickly identified, from medication, to infection, dietary factors, or dental hygiene products. In a fair number of cases further investigation may be needed, including scientific testing.
Identifying allergies is one route to consider. Blood tests may help, to detect causes mentioned earlier and others, such as abnormal thyroid function.
Dedicated Treatment
Nobody should ever give you a guarantee that burning mouth syndrome will be cured. The condition can have both psychological cause and effect, or be related to parts of the central nervous system we don’t fully understand.
Maxillofacial surgeons are however experienced in treating the tissues of your face and mouth. Their understanding can bring a specific diagnosis and treatment.
Even if missed previously, causes can be found, such as a wrongly fitting denture, unsuitable dental work, a traceable infection, even the wrong mouthwash.
The same applies to a range of underlying medical conditions, which when treated relieve the further problem they are causing. This could be an unrecognised serious issue, or simply a vitamin, or mineral deficiency.
As with other neurological conditions bringing facial pain, long term, low dosage anti depressant medication can help. Moderate dose anti convulsant medicines may suit in a few cases, possibly a combined approach.
We recognise the discomfort and distress burning mouth syndrome can bring. The team at our London clinic are here to find effective treatment for you.
