Open AccessBurning mouth syndrome: A comparative cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Maryam Rabiei,
Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili,
Leili Alizadeh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_175_18
Subject(s) - burning mouth syndrome , medicine , logistic regression , odds ratio , confidence interval , cross sectional study , oral mucosa , menopause , pathology
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) may be defined as a burning sensation in the oral mucosa usually unaccompanied by clinical signs. Multiple conditions have been attributed to a burning sensation. The aim of this study was to determine the role of age and sex in BMS.