A case report of burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma

Oral dysaesthesia syndrome called burning mouth syndrome (BMS) causes chronic pain in the orofacial region without presence of any of the detectable organic causes. Common features of BMS are burning sensation in the mouth, xerostomia, dysgeusia, etc. These symptoms ideally show a diurnal pattern, w...

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Main Author: Ghassan M Al-Iryani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Makhdoomi Printers 2016-01-01
Series:Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
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Online Access:http://gjmedph.com/uploads/CR1-Vo5No6.pdf
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spelling doaj-1d544b671a3c4233b3f567eb6c0502ed2020-11-25T00:08:53ZengMakhdoomi PrintersGlobal Journal of Medicine and Public Health 2277-96042277-96042016-01-0156A case report of burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic dilemmaGhassan M Al-IryaniOral dysaesthesia syndrome called burning mouth syndrome (BMS) causes chronic pain in the orofacial region without presence of any of the detectable organic causes. Common features of BMS are burning sensation in the mouth, xerostomia, dysgeusia, etc. These symptoms ideally show a diurnal pattern, were they are less in the morning and worsen as the day progresses and classically subside at the night time. BMS have multifactorial etiology. This report describes a case of burning mouth syndrome in a 60 year old female patient.http://gjmedph.com/uploads/CR1-Vo5No6.pdfBurning Mouth SyndromeXerostomia
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A case report of burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma
Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Xerostomia
author_facet Ghassan M Al-Iryani
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title A case report of burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma
title_short A case report of burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma
title_full A case report of burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma
title_fullStr A case report of burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma
title_full_unstemmed A case report of burning mouth syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma
title_sort case report of burning mouth syndrome: a diagnostic dilemma
publisher Makhdoomi Printers
series Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
issn 2277-9604
2277-9604
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Oral dysaesthesia syndrome called burning mouth syndrome (BMS) causes chronic pain in the orofacial region without presence of any of the detectable organic causes. Common features of BMS are burning sensation in the mouth, xerostomia, dysgeusia, etc. These symptoms ideally show a diurnal pattern, were they are less in the morning and worsen as the day progresses and classically subside at the night time. BMS have multifactorial etiology. This report describes a case of burning mouth syndrome in a 60 year old female patient.
topic Burning Mouth Syndrome
Xerostomia
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