Burning mouth syndrome possibly linked with an amalgam tattoo: Clinical and ultrastructural evidence

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 723-724

  Donetti, Elena ^a   Bedoni, Marzia ^a,b   Guzzi, Gianpaolo ^c   Pigatto, Paolo ^a   Sforza, Chiarella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c AIRMEB   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DENTAL ALLOY; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; MELANIN; NICKEL SULFATE; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTAL CARE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NERVE SURGERY; ORAL DYSESTHESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALATE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; TATTOO; TONGUE DISEASE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; DENTAL AMALGAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA;

EID: 57749189319     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0533     Document Type: Article

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