Burning mouth syndrome: A misunderstood, underinvestigated, and undertreated clinical challenge

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 378-379

  Sarantopoulos, Constantine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DYCLONINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.7; THIOCTIC ACID;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOUTH PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; XEROSTOMIA;

BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; HUMANS;

EID: 84883534732     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3182a3922b     Document Type: Editorial

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