Burning Mouth Syndrome - Is there a toothpaste that will not burn my mouth?

Squiggle Toothbuilder has been my toothpaste of choice, available on Amazon. I have no burning tongue but my cheeks have become intolerant of minty flavors, among other things, and they do burn. I have a very dry mouth and now Biotene gel burns too. I’m hoping that using the gel hasn’t made things worse.

Whatever the cause of this condition, I noticed that my toothpaste was an irritant. I had been using Colgate Total Whitening (with sensitive relief formula), which is flavored with sorbitol. I switched to one which helps. It is Crest Pro-Health Sensitivity (whitening plus, Scope minty fresh). The active ingredient in the Colgate Total is somewhat different, (.45%) stannuous fluoride vs. (.24%) of sodium fluoride of the Crest.

I actually use children’s fruit flavored toothpaste and it doesn’t irritate at all.

I use Oranurse unflavoured toothpaste, I buy it off Amazon. It’s also none foaming and seems to work very well.

In my humble opinion, for me, toothpaste makes no difference. I believe mine is nerve damage caused by a virus. No foods or toothpaste make any difference at all. 7 years and just trying to live with it... funny..I notice that when I use a toothpick, symptoms lessen.

Hi wondergirl, I’ve had BMS for one year. I’ve been to a million doctors. My neurologist gave me gabapentin which gives you a euphoric feeling then makes you sleepy . It doesn’t really take the pain away but you dont notice it as much . Also my doctor gave me some pills to create more saliva which helps for a little while but the side effect is sweating and nausea so just take half a pill it’s easier to tolerate.I also try to stay positive and thank God when the pain is less. Also I was reading about Botox injections in your tongue have been found helpful for people with BMS. I’m going to try that:)

Hi. Ive also tried EVERY toothpaste. Ive been up and down the mouth care aisle a hundred times. My tongue has been killing me for 2 years. Severe pain. Its hard to do anything. Speaking is a nightmare. It hurts worse to talk. Trouble swallowing and teethmarks on the side of tongue hurt terribly. Feels swollen. Everything i do is a chore because of this pain. But i been using a baking soda toothpaste. Dunno if its helping or hurting. Sometimes i feel like cutting my tongue off. Ouch. Anyways ive seen a few drs. Nobody has answers or offered me a prescription to try. One dr told me to try mouthgaurd at night and swish tabasco sauce in the day. Didnt help me, but maybe someone else. Something about the capsaicin in hot sauce, interacts and 'resets' nerve fibers in your mouth. Also noticed an uncontrollable twtiching in my tongue. But reading these posts and people suffering for 5+ years with this?! WTF?! I cant take this pain much longer, any suggestions???

I use Epic Xylitol toothpaste. I use the spearmint and I cant believe that brushing my tongue actually slightly and temporally helps my BMS. Other than that, besides Magic Swizzle, I've found nothing that helps.

I find that all forms of mint exacerbate the problem, thus I seek non-mint toothpastes. Currently I use Tom's all natural mango toothpaste. I miss the freshening factor of mint and I brush my tongue to keep my breath fresh. That tongue brushing also exacerbates the problem, so I take a small nip of Oralgel to deaden the pain for a while. This is my first time on the support group site and I think I am coming up on having BMS for five years. Now I will keep reading past posts and see what I can learn/contribute...

i have BMS and i´ve been using biotene (toothpaste-gel-washmouth) and i think it works a little... im from peru so i´ve to buy it everytime a family member travel.
But the last one that brought me was stronger than the last ones... so i dont know if they changed something.
Sorry for my rustic english i speak spanish!

I found that Arm and Hammer Baking soda tooth paste helps a lot. I will say to use a tiny amount . It also feels hot to me but that is because of the Burning tongue. Good luck. Let me know.