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Pilot Study: Alleviation of Pain in Burning Mouth Syndrome With Topical Sucralose
Author(s) -
Hirsch Alan R.,
Ziad Alhumayyd,
Kim Ah Young,
Lail Navdeep Singh,
Sharma Sameer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01821.x
Subject(s) - burning mouth syndrome , sucralose , taste , medicine , population , dermatology , anesthesia , food science , chemistry , environmental health , pathology
Burning mouth syndrome affects 1‐3% of the population The exact mechanism is unknown. Bartoshuk has demonstrated sweet hypogeusia in those with burning mouth syndrome. Intensification of sweet taste may compensate for this deficit and reduce the pain.