IDIOPATHIC TASTE IMPAIRMENT IN A YOUNG WOMAN: A CASE REPORT

ABSTRACT Background: The underlying cause of taste impairment includes damage in the central or peripheral nervous system, nutrition deficiency, systemic disease, idiopathic. This condition usually occurs with advancing age. Taste alteration may affect patient’s psychological aspect and causing malnutrition even develop into more serious health problems. Purpose: report aims to evaluate an unusual partial ageusia a young woman review articles idiopathic disorders. Case: A 33-year-old was referred Department Oral Medicine from neurology department primary diagnosis migraine median nerve mononeuropathy. patient also complained loss tastes (salty, bitter, sour) accompanied by numbness on palate left buccal mucosa for past two weeks. Case Management: given 0.12% chlorhexidine digluconate mouthwash 25 mg zinc tablets twice day. After 2 weeks, she can identify followed sweet sour next few as well improvement numbness. Eighteen studies disorders 1991-2021 have been reported literature. Conclusion: unknown aetiology happen individuals. Zinc has proven beneficial micronutrient treat patients impairment. Dentists should consider this approach resolve symptoms accelerate healing process possible co-occurrence diseases. Keywords: Ageusia, idiopathic, dysfunction, Treatment