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What Does An Altered Sense Of Taste Indicate?

I have had a strange taste in my mouth for 2 months. I thought it was coming from a tooth that I need a root canal to do on, but I have had that completed and I still have the same strange taste in my mouth after it was fixed. I need to know what type of doctor I need to see to find out the answer to my problem
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Strange taste from mouth can be due to causes like oral and dental Infections, dry mouth, post nasal drip, sinus Infection, acid reflux, side effects of medication etc..

So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated..

A proper clinical examination can be done to rule out the exact cause..

For now to mask the bad taste by gargling with flavoured antiseptic mouthwash and chew flavoured sugar free chewing gum..
Keep the tongue clean by scraping with a tongue scraper..
Do warm saline gargles..
Avoid high aroma foods like onion and garlic..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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What Does An Altered Sense Of Taste Indicate?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Strange taste from mouth can be due to causes like oral and dental Infections, dry mouth, post nasal drip, sinus Infection, acid reflux, side effects of medication etc.. So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated.. A proper clinical examination can be done to rule out the exact cause.. For now to mask the bad taste by gargling with flavoured antiseptic mouthwash and chew flavoured sugar free chewing gum.. Keep the tongue clean by scraping with a tongue scraper.. Do warm saline gargles.. Avoid high aroma foods like onion and garlic.. Hope this helps.. Regards..