[Burning mouth syndrome]

Rev Med Liege. 1999 Jun;54(6):548-52.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The BMS which involves the oral mucosa and produces sensations of pain and prickling is still poorly known by the physician. It differs from the other pathologies of the oral mucosa by its multifactorial etiology and by its high prevalence among postmenopausal women. The current treatments are somewhat disappointing and postmenopausal women suffering from BMS are advised to take a hormonal replacement therapy even though no direct relation between BMS and estrogen blood levels has been proved.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Burning Mouth Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Burning Mouth Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Burning Mouth Syndrome* / etiology
  • Burning Mouth Syndrome* / therapy
  • Estrogen Replacement Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Postmenopause* / drug effects
  • Postmenopause* / physiology
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors