title: Burning mouth syndrome: a review on diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is defined as a chronic pain condition characterized by a burning sensation in the clinically healthy oral mucosa. It is difficult to diagnose BMS because there is a discrepancy between the severity, extensive objective pain felt by the patient and the absence of any clinical changes of the oral mucosa. This review presents some aspects of BMS, including its clinical diagnosis, classification, differential diagnosis, general treatment, evolution and prognosis.
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: "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radu
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, "Titu Maiorescu" University, Bucharest.
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Coculescu
mesh_terms: D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: burning mouth syndrome; diagnosis; orofacial pain; treatment