Burning Mouth Syndrome: An Overview and Future Perspectives

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 30;20(1):682. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010682.

Abstract

Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a complex chronic neuropathic orofacial pain disorder characterized by a generalized or localized intraoral burning, dysesthetic sensation or pain of the oral mucosa, recurring daily for more than 2 h per day for more than 3 months, without any evidence of specific mucosal lesions and/or laboratory findings [...].

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Burning Mouth Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Burning Mouth Syndrome* / etiology
  • Causality
  • Humans
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology
  • Neuralgia*