Burning Mouth Syndrome

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is an enigmatic, misunderstood, and under-recognized painful condition. Symptoms associated with BMS can be varied, thereby providing a challenge for practitioners and having a negative impact on oral health-related quality of life for patients. Management also remains a...

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Published inOral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America Vol. 28; no. 3; p. 381
Main Authors Klasser, Gary D, Grushka, Miriam, Su, Nan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2016
Subjects
Burning Mouth Syndrome - diagnosis
Burning Mouth Syndrome - therapy
Chronic Pain - diagnosis
Chronic Pain - therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Pain Management
Pain Measurement
Quality of Life
Glossodynia
Burning mouth syndrome
Oral burning
Neuropathic
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Summary:Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is an enigmatic, misunderstood, and under-recognized painful condition. Symptoms associated with BMS can be varied, thereby providing a challenge for practitioners and having a negative impact on oral health-related quality of life for patients. Management also remains a challenge for practitioners because it is currently only targeted for symptom relief without a definitive cure. There is an urgent need for further investigations to determine the efficacy of different therapies because this is the only way viable therapeutic options can be established for patients with this chronic and painful syndrome.
ISSN:1558-1365
DOI:10.1016/j.coms.2016.03.005