Burning mouth syndrome at menopause: Elusive etiology
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Burning mouth syndrome: etiology.
The Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is an oral mucosa pain--with or without inflammatory signs--without any specific lesion. It is mostly observed in women aged 40-60 years. This pain feels like a moderate/severe burning, and it occurs more frequently on the tongue, but it may also be felt at the gingiva, lips and jugal mucosa. It may worsen during the day, during stress and fatigue, when the pati...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mid-life Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0976-7800
DOI: 10.4103/0976-7800.98809