BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME

Course overview

BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME IS A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY EXTREMELY PAINFUL BURNING SENSATION OF THE TONGUE AND MUCOSAL TISSUE OF THE MOUTH, LIPS, AND/OR PALATE THAT LASTS FROM DAYS TO WEEKS OR MONTHS. THE CONDITION IS IDIOPATHIC IN NATURE, AND THE UNDERLYING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. THE DISORDER WAS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED IN EUROPE DURING THE EARLY 1800S AND INITIALLY NAMED BY THE FRENCH. PATIENTS WITH BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME COMMONLY EXPERIENCE CHANGES IN GUSTATORY SENSITIVITY AND FUNCTION, DYSGEUSIA, AND/OR PARAGEUSIA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION OF BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.