Burning Mouth Syndrome: Recognition, Understanding, and Management

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-271

  Klasser, Gary D ^a   Fischer, Dena J ^a   Epstein, Joel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GLOSSODYNIA; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MOUTH MUCOSA; NERVE FIBER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLOSSALGIA; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; NERVE FIBERS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 40649098237     PISSN: 10423699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2007.12.012     Document Type: Review

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