Objectives Some experts have suggested that burning mouth syndrome (BMS) should be
included in the family of central sensitivity syndromes, a group of similar medical disorders …

Background Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic and spontaneous oral pain with
burning quality in the tongue or other oral mucosa without any identifiable oral lesion or …

Aims: To compare somatosensory function profiles and psychologic factors in patients with
primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and healthy controls and to evaluate correlations of …

Objectives A standardized battery of quantitative sensory tests developed by the German
Research Network on Neuropathic Pain (DFNS) was used to assess the association …

To the Editor, An ever-increasing number of publications on burning mouth syndrome (BMS)
is appearing every year in the international literature. Over the last 10 years, more than 300 …

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare mechanical sensitivity on the tongue using
quantitative sensory testing (QST) and psychological factors using the General Health …

Primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain of a burning quality affecting the
tongue and intraoral mucosa. Currently, there are no definite diagnostic criteria; therefore …

Background/purpose Various questionnaires have been validated as methods for screening
of neuropathic pain, but none have been established for the orofacial region. Although …

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients are psychologically distressed, but whether this
associates with symptom severity is unclear. The aim was to investigate the association of …

J Oral Pathol Med (2010) 39: 22–27 Background: Aim of this study was to investigate the
effect of idiopathic burning mouth syndrome (BMS) on both, the pain perception within …