“…The main reason for the observed differences in the results could be the methodological differences between the two studies. While Farah et al (2023) exposed the whole oral mucosa to capsaicin by using a 5 ppm capsaicin rinse, in our study capsaicin was only applied to the tip of the tongue (Gøkhan et al, 2023; Honda, Baad‐Hansen, Iida, Dagsdóttir, et al, 2017; Honda, Baad‐Hansen, Iida, Komiyama, et al, 2017). A study conducted by Wang et al (2011) has shown differences in the expression of TRPV1‐receptors in the tongue, palate, and buccal mucosa of rats.…”