Burning mouth syndrome (BMS): management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on burning mouth syndrome (bms): management: Invstigations Full blood count Serum iron Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) Vitamin B12 Folate Zinc Glucose Autoimmune panel Skin allergy tests Cultures: fungal, bacterial Gastric reflux studies Sialometry Salivary…

Invstigations

  • Full blood count
  • Serum iron
  • Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  • Vitamin B12
  • Folate
  • Zinc
  • Glucose
  • Autoimmune panel
  • Skin allergy tests
  • Cultures: fungal, bacterial
  • Gastric reflux studies
  • Sialometry
  • Salivary uptake scans
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): oral and nervous system

Topical drug treatments

Systemic drug treatments

Non-drug treatments

Synonyms

References

  1. Coculescu EC, Radu A, Coculescu BI. Burning mouth syndrome: a review on diagnosis and treatment. J Med Life 2014; 7:512-515.
  2. Kamala KA, Sankethguddad S, Sujith SG, Tantradi P. Burning mouth syndrome. Indian J Palliat Care 2016; 22:74-79.
  3. Fedele S, Fricchione G, Porter SR, Mignogna MD. Burning mouth syndrome (stomatodynia). Q J Med 2007; 100:527-530.
  4. Prakash S, Ahuja S, Rathod C. Dopa responsive burning mouth syndrome: Restless mouth syndrome or oral variant of restless legs syndrome? J Neurol Sci 2012; 320:156-160.

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