Burning mouth syndrome: Is acupuncture a therapeutic possibility?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Scardina, G A ^a   Ruggieri, A ^a   Provenzano, F ^a   Messina, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIP; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; TONGUE; VASCULARIZATION; VIDEO MICROSCOPY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; TONGUE;

EID: 77954621245     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.582     Document Type: Article

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