Etiology, Diagnosis and Management of Burning Mouth Syndrome: An update.

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is multifactorial in origin which is typically characterized by burning and painful sensation in an oral cavity demonstrating clinically normal mucosa. This paper describes various etiologic factors although they often are contradictory, diagnosis and its management. A psychogenic factor which includes anxiety and depression seems to be the most common etiological factor affecting patients with BMS. Lack of success in explaining and treating BMS is because the features of BMS have not been rigidly characterized but can provide symptomatic relief if the cause of BMS is recognized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]