Metallic sweetness in the mouth

Introduction I feel a sweet taste in the mouth when taking certain drugs or heavy metals such as mercury poisoning. In general, children, pregnant women, and women are more likely to have this disease. When examining this symptom, you should pay attention to the patient's eating history and pay attention to distinguish it from pathological changes. This feeling will disappear if it is caused by food, but it will still exist if it is pathological.

Cause

1. Chronic mercury poisoning leads to stomatitis: mainly seen in patients with more severe and severe illnesses. The early complaints were that the metal taste and saliva increased in the mouth, and the pillowcase was wet when waking up in the morning. Examination showed that the gums and cheek mucosa were reddish-brown, the gums were swollen, easy to ooze, the gums were mercury lines, and the tongue was swollen with "tooth marks". The disease is severe and the disease is long and the teeth are loose and easy to fall off.

2, taking certain drugs, because some of the drug ingredients cause the taste buds or secretions in the mouth affected and feel the metal sweetness in the mouth.

3. When the taste is abnormal, the disease may cause a sweet taste in the mouth.

an examination

Related inspection

Oral endoscopic oral X-ray examination

When diagnosing, it should be judged whether the patient is caused by eating certain foods, and it should be distinguished from pathological. Checking for any other lesions in the mouth helps to confirm the diagnosis of the disease.

Differential diagnosis

Some foods can cause a sweet taste in the mouth after mixing. In this case, you should pay attention to the patient's eating history and pay attention to the pathological changes. This feeling will disappear if it is caused by food, but it will still exist if it is pathological. When diagnosing, it should be judged whether the patient is caused by eating certain foods, and it should be distinguished from pathological. Checking for any other lesions in the mouth helps to confirm the diagnosis of the disease.

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