Epidemiological and etiological aspects of burning mouth syndrome
Authors:
- 25 September 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Vol. 7 (3) , 305-309
Abstract
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is defined as a chronic pain condition characterized by a burning sensation in clinically healthy oral mucosa. Incidence BMS diagnosed in the Department of Oral Medicine - Oral Pathology Dental Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest is 16,23%. The etiology of BMS remains far less known. This article makes an overview of the latest theories about possible etiopathogenic factors involved in the occurrence of BMS.Keywords
This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
- Acupuncture and Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Pilot StudyPain Practice, 2013
- Evaluation of the response to treatment and clinical evolution in patients with burning mouth syndromeMedicina Oral Patología Oral y Cirugia Bucal, 2013
- Evaluation of select neurophysiological, clinical and psychological tests for burning mouth syndromeOral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 2012
- Burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmaJournal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, 2012
- The impact of burning mouth syndrome on health-related quality of lifeHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2011
- Burning Mouth Syndrome and Secondary Oral BurningOtolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2011
- Zinc deficiency may be a cause of burning mouth syndrome as zinc replacement therapy has therapeutic effectsJournal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, 2010
- Burning Mouth Syndrome: Recognition, Understanding, and ManagementOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2008
- Burning mouth syndrome (BMS): sialometric and sialochemical analysis and salivary protein profileGerodontology, 2007
- Burning Mouth Syndrome2006