Eur J Musculoskel Dis 2022 Sept-Dec;11(3):129-131
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
DOES A SECONDARY BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME EXIST?
M. Petruzzi1, D. Di Stasio2, A. Romano2, S. Messina1, V. di Bello2 and A. Lucchese2
1Section of Dentistry, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy.
2Multidisciplinary Department of Medical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
Correspondence to:
Massimo Petruzzi, DDS
Section of Dentistry, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”
Piazza Giulio Cesare 11,
70125 Bari, Italy
e-mail: massimo.petruzzi@uniba.it
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ABSTRACT
Burning mouth syndrome is characterized by the absence of signs but by the chronic persistent “burning” symptom. According to some authors, a distinction should be made between primary and secondary forms of BMS, thus eliminating the unknown aetiology of burning. The diagnosis of BMS is still a diagnosis of exclusion, and this excludes the possibility that a secondary BMS may exist.
KEYWORDS: burning, pain, discomfort, taste, sensation
