Abstract:Burning mouth syndrome [BMS] is a chronic pain condition, characterized by an intraoral burning sensation in the absence of any organic disorders of the oral cavity or clinical or laboratory findings, affecting predominantly postmenopausal middle-aged females. This condition is probably of multifactorial origin, involving various local, systemic, and/or psychogenic causes, often idiopathic and its exact etiopathogenesis remains unclear. As the symptom of oral burning is seen in various pathological conditions… Show more
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