title: Epidemiological and etiological aspects of burning mouth syndrome.
abstract: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is defined as a chronic pain condition characterized by a burning sensation in clinically healthy oral mucosa. Incidence BMS diagnosed in the Department of Oral Medicine - Oral Pathology Dental Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest is 16,23%. The etiology of BMS remains far less known. This article makes an overview of the latest theories about possible etiopathogenic factors involved in the occurrence of BMS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Coculescu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tovaru
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, "Titu Maiorescu" University, Bucharest.
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Coculescu
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D015984:Causality; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D015994:Incidence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000473:pathology; D015995:Prevalence; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry
keywords: burning mouth syndrome; etiopahogenesis; glossodynia; neuropathic pain; orofacial pain