A burning sensation of the oral mucosa without any obvious lesions is a defining feature mouth syndrome (BMS), chronic and untreatable orofacial pain syndrome. Women in their later years life who are experiencing hormonal shifts or psychological issues most affected by this ailment. BMS patients also complains mucosa, taste perception changes dry with sensation. Even though exact cause unknown,...

S. FEDELE, G. FRICCHIONE, S.R. PORTER and M.D. MIGNOGNA From the Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillofacial Sciences, University of Naples ‘Federico II’, Naples, Italy, Oral Medicine Unit, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic, Medical and Surgical Sciences, Eastman Dental Institute, University College of London, London, UK, and Massachusetts General Hospital...

Introduction: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is defined as burning and pain in the oral mucosa usually without any clinical and laboratory findings. It has a negative effect on patients' quality of life and can be a significant health problem. The aim of this study was to identify major risk factors associated with BMS in menopausal and non-menopausal women at dental clinics of Gorgan, Iran. Meth...

Background: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is described as a sudden bilateral orofacial pain characterized as burning, scalding, tingling, or numbness. Diagnosis remains challenging and therapeutics are equally difficult. Complete spontaneous remission is rare. This article reports a case of BMS managed successfully with acupuncture. Case: A 53-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of or...

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain condition. It has been described by the International Headache Society as "an intra-oral burning or dysesthetic sensation, recurring daily for more than 2 h/day for more than 3 months, without clinically evident causative lesions." BMS is frequently seen in women in the peri-menopausal and menopausal age group in an average female/male ratio of 7:1...

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Burning mouth syndrome (BMS), a chronic and intractable orofacial pain syndrome is characterized by the presence of burning sensation of the oral mucosa in the absence of specific oral lesion. In addition to burning sensation, patient with BMS also complains of oral mucosal pain, altered taste sensation, and dry mouth. It is observed principally in middle-aged patients and postmenopausal women....

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is characterized by pain in the mouth with or with no inflammatory signs and no specific lesions. Synonyms found in literature include glossodynia, oral dysesthesia, glossopyrosis, glossalgia, stomatopyrosis, and stomatodynia. Burning mouth syndrome generally presents as a triad: Mouth pain, alteration in taste, and altered salivation, in the absence of visible muco...