Why do I have a metallic taste in my mouth ?

Resently had dental work done. {upper bridge}


also have pain in jaw area.


My denist is no help

Why do I have a metallic taste in my mouth ?
If its not coming from your dental work(which is the probable cause) then it could be appendicitis. Many people get a metallic taste in their mouth when the appendix starts to fill with pus. If the dentist isn't helping then see your Doctor...or hit the ER and see if anyone there can help you.
Reply:blood is metallic in taste





your mouth is bleeding
Reply:It has to be from the dental work. Did the dentist say that you will have to get use to it? He should be answering your questions, he is your doctor. You may have to go somewhere else.
Reply:Sounds as though yu have a viral infection...that is symptom number one in guessing it....make sure it is not strep or staff...but the viral part you simply have to wait out.
Reply:A metallic taste can sometimes come out after regurgitation. Have you recently thrown up?


Stomach acid in the mouth can often taste metallic afterwards.





Another possibility is brain damage. But hopefully it's not that.
Reply:are you taking a perscription drug that may have interacted with the drugs used for your dental work? many perscription drugs cause metallic taste in the mouth.
Reply:You could have an abcessed tooth.
Reply:It's the taste of Iron (blood)
Reply:It may have nothing to do with dentistry. You may try asking your medical doctor. Do you have OCD? that is another cause.