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What causes burning mouth syndrome?
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Many causes: The causes can range from drugs that dry your mouth to bacterial or fungal flora that have become more prominent. Please see a dentist or and ENT to diagnose the problem more clearly.
Answered 5/16/2018
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Complicated: We don't know for sure, thus they call it a syndrome because many different things can cause it. Poor nutrition, lack of key vitamins, stress, hormones in females...
Answered 12/12/2013
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