Burning Mouth Syndrome: Case Reports

• Autor(a) principal: Campos, Catarina da Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Maria do Céu, Mesquita, Joana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.2019.v5.i4.22
• topic: Burning Mouth Syndrome/etiology; Burning Mouth Syndrome/therapy; Neuralgia; Síndrome da Boca Ardente/etiologia; Síndrome da Boca Ardente/tratamento; Neuralgia

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a relatively common chronic disease of unclear etiopathogenesis. It is defined as a distinctive nosological entity that includes all forms of burning sensation in the mouth, including stinging sensation or pain, in association with an oral mucosa that appears clinically normal, in the absence of local or systemic diseases. It was hypothesized that psychological factors could influence its appearance, but also physiological factors, with some authors suggesting a neuropathic etiology. Regarding the treatment of BMS, benefits were found in individual or group psychotherapy, as well as in psychopharmacological interventions, however its current therapeutic approach is not completely satisfactory. In this paper we describe two cases of BMS and discuss the possible etiopathogenesis and current therapeutic approaches.