title: Burning mouth syndrome: a review of etiologies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dental practitioners occasionally have patients present clinically with a history of chief complaint of burning and painful sensations in the oral cavity. Often the patient demonstrates clinically normal mucosa, which can make formulating a diagnosis challenging. This scenario, has been referred to as burning mouth syndrome, a multifactorial syndrome.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to present a review of etiologic factors and clinical implications related to the condition of burning mouth syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cibirka
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004194:Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000294:innervation; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders; D012463:Saliva / Q000502:physiology