title: Pilot study: alleviation of pain in burning mouth syndrome with topical sucralose.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: From The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.affiliation: From The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Alhumayyd
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ziad
authors.affiliation: From The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Ah Young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: From The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Navdeep Singh
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Lail
authors.affiliation: From The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000368:Aged; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013395:Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D013549:Sweetening Agents; D013395:Sucrose; C026285:trichlorosucrose