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Revision as of 14:25, 26 September 2022
- Syndrome of chronic oral pain
- Mostly affects perimenopausal or postmenopaulsa women
- Pathophysiology thought to be neuropathic
- Pain is characterized as burning of oral mucosa, and may have associated dysgeusia, paresthesia, dysesthesia, and xerostomia
- Treatments include alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) supplementation, topical clonazepam, gabapentin, combination ALA and gabapentin, Catauma, or bupivacaine
