Forman R, Settle R G
Compendium. 1990 Feb;11(2):74, 76, 78 passim.
The multiple etiologies proposed in the literature for burning mouth symptoms (BMS) make definitive clinical diagnosis and treatment difficult. Proposed etiologies can be divided into local systemic, and psychogenic factors. Part I of this two-part article provides a review of the BMS literature focusing on local etiological factors and possible approaches to their treatment.
