Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain syndrome that mainly affects middle-
aged/old women with hormonal changes or psychological disorders. This condition is …

Objective To review the clinical entity of primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), its
pathophysiological mechanisms, accurate new diagnostic methods and evidence-based …

Burning mouth syndrome is a common disorder that frequently affects women in the 5th–7th
decade. It is characterized by persisting painful symptoms mainly involving the anterior two …

Primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is severe, disabling and chronic intraoral pain
condition for which no local or systemic cause can be found and clinical examination is …

Our preliminary observations on a small group of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients
indicated a change in the non-nociceptive, tactile sensory function in BMS and provided …

Quantitative sensory testing has become commonplace in clinical neurophysiology units.
Measurement of the thermal and vibratory senses provides an estimate on function of …

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is often an idiopathic chronic and intractable pain condition,
affecting 1.5–5.5% of middle-aged and elderly women. We have studied the heat and …

Recent data from animal experiments suggest an important role for the basal ganglia in the
processing and sensorimotor gating of nociceptive information. However, very little is known …

Chronic fibromyalgia (FM) pain is prevalent (estimated as high as 13%), predominantly
affects women, and is associated with a variety of focal pain conditions. Ongoing FM pain is …

Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) is a common cause of dyspareunia in pre-menopausal
women. Little is known about sensory function in the vulvar vestibule, despite Kinsey's …