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Review
. 2014 Sep 15;7(3):305-9.
Epub 2014 Sep 25.

Epidemiological and etiological aspects of burning mouth syndrome

E C Coculescu  1 , S Tovaru  1 , B I Coculescu  2
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Review

Epidemiological and etiological aspects of burning mouth syndrome

E C Coculescu et al. J Med Life. .

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.

Keywords: burning mouth syndrome; etiopahogenesis; glossodynia; neuropathic pain; orofacial pain.

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Table 1
Local, systemic, psychological, neurological and idiopathic factors possible cause in BMS [,,]
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