Burning mouth syndrome (BMS): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS): management. Full blood count, Serum iron, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
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
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Systemic drug treatments
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Non-drug treatments
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Synonyms
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References
- Coculescu EC, Radu A, Coculescu BI. Burning mouth syndrome: a review on diagnosis and treatment. J Med Life 2014; 7:512-515.
- Kamala KA, Sankethguddad S, Sujith SG, Tantradi P. Burning mouth syndrome. Indian J Palliat Care 2016; 22:74-79.
- Fedele S, Fricchione G, Porter SR, Mignogna MD. Burning mouth syndrome (stomatodynia). Q J Med 2007; 100:527-530.
- 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.
