The authors present an account on Sjögren's syndrome--clinical manifestations, diagnosis, pathogenetic aspects and treatment. The diagnosis was based on three findings: keratoconjunctivitis sicca, stomatodynia--xerostomia and other immunological, diseases. The authors used different immunological examinations, bioptic examination of the oral mucosa and parotid glands. As to gastroenterological ...

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...

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) has been considered an enigmatic condition because the intensity of pain rarely corresponds to the clinical signs of the disease. Various local, systemic and psychological factors are associated with BMS, but its etiology is not fully understood. Also there is no consensus on the diagnosis and classification of BMS. A substantial volume of research has been focused ...

Scleroderma is a disorder involving oral and facial tissues, with skin hardening, thin lips, deep wrinkles, xerostomia, tongue rigidity, and microstomia. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of oral manifestations and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients compared with healthy people. Eighty patients (6 men, 74 women) fulfilling ACR/EULAR SSc ...

BACKGROUND Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain condition with indefinite cure, predominantly affecting post-menopausal women. The aim of this study was to systematically review the efficacy of low level laser therapy in the treatment of burning mouth syndrome (BMS). METHODS PubMed, Embase and Scopus were searched from date of inception till and including October 2016 using various ...

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...

To cite: Madhan B, Arunprasad G, Krishnan B. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-204438 DESCRIPTION A 26-year-old man reported with the chief complaints of dry mouth, facial swelling and difficulty opening his mouth. His medical records indicated that he had been treated for nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma when he was 10 years old. He had ...

BACKGROUND Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic and spontaneous oral pain with burning quality in the tongue or other oral mucosa without any identifiable oral lesion or laboratory finding. Pathogenesis and etiology of BMS are still unknown. However, BMS has been associated with other chronic pain syndromes including other idiopathic orofacial pain, the dynias group and the family of centr...