What Causes Burning Sensation On Cheek And Buccal Mucosa?

Posted on Sat, 4 Oct 2014

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Sat, 4 Oct 2014 Answered on

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : I have had a burning sensation in my left chin bone for the past couple of weeks, not painful. just gets warm for about a minute or so then goes away. become more frequent in the last couple of days.

Answered by Dr. Shesh Jaiswal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
suspected bruxism

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for writing in.

Do you feel ony burning sensation or a kind of heavyness also?
Do feel more when you wake up?
It can be a case of bruxism.
Bruxism can be related to stress.

Burning sensation on cheek and buccal mucosa can be due to vitamin deficiency also.

I would advice you to live a stress free life and notice for the symptoms i mentioned.

Meanwhile take a good vitamin supplement and wait for a week.mostly the symptoms will resolve in a couple of weeks.if it doesnt i would advice you to visit a dentist.

Hope this answer helps.if you have any further queries feel free to ask.

Regards
Dr. Shesh

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T