TY - JOUR AU - Nakazone, Paula Aparecida AU - Nogueira, Andressa Vilas Boas AU - Alencar JĂșnior, Francisco Guedes Pereira de AU - Massucato, Elaine Maria Sgavioli PY - 2015/12/14 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Burning mouth syndrome: a discussion about possible etiological factors and treatment modalities JF - Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences JA - Braz. J. Oral Sci. VL - 8 IS - 2 SE - Literature Reviews DO - 10.20396/bjos.v8i2.8642193 UR - https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8642193 SP - 62-66 AB - Although several studies discuss the contributing factors associated with the burning mouth syndrome (BMS), there is still controversy with regard to its etiology. Therefore, in the majority of cases, the establishment of an adequate diagnosis and consequently the best treatment modality is complicated. In order to assist the clinician in the establishment of the correct diagnosis and management of BMS, this article reviews the literature, providing a discussion on the various etiologic factors involved in BMS, as well as the best treatment modalities for this condition that have showed to be the most effective ones in randomized clinical trials. In addition, the authors discuss some clinical characteristics in the differential diagnosis of BMS and other oral diseases. It is important for the clinician to understand that BMS should be diagnosed only after all other possible causes for the symptoms have been ruled out. ER -