Diseases

Burning Mouth Syndrome

A group of painful oral symptoms associated with a burning or similar sensation. There is usually a significant organic component with a degree of functional overlay; it is not limited to the psychophysiologic group of disorders.

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Abstract

A group of painful oral symptoms associated with a burning or similar sensation. There is usually a significant organic component with a degree of functional overlay; it is not limited to the psychophysiologic group of disorders.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Burning Mouth Syndromes
  • Mouth Syndrome, Burning
  • Mouth Syndromes, Burning
  • Syndrome, Burning Mouth
  • Syndromes, Burning Mouth

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

"painful oral symptoms assoc with a burning sensation"

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History Note

91(68); was see under MOUTH DISEASES 1968-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Mouth Diseases (1966-1967)

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NLM Classification

WU 140.8

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Burning Mouth Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002054. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002054
  2. Burning Mouth Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_mouth_syndrome
  3. Burning Mouth Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230047