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Burning mouth

MedGen UID:
1684339
Concept ID:
C0877717
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Burning sensation of mouth; Oral burning sensation
SNOMED CT: Burning sensation of mouth (1202021001); Oral burning sensation (1202021001)
 
HPO: HP:0032143

Definition

An intense sensation of burning, scalding, or tingling feeling of the tongue or other regions of the oral mucosa. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBurning mouth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Thakkar J, Dym H
Dent Clin North Am 2024 Jan;68(1):113-119. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.07.007. PMID: 37951628
Thakkar JP, Lane CJ
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 Feb;34(1):135-146. Epub 2021 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.08.002. PMID: 34598858
Tan HL, Smith JG, Hoffmann J, Renton T
Cephalalgia 2022 Feb;42(2):128-161. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/03331024211036152. PMID: 34404247Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Alvarenga-Brant R, Costa FO, Mattos-Pereira G, Esteves-Lima RP, Belém FV, Lai H, Ge L, Gomez RS, Martins CC
J Dent Res 2023 Feb;102(2):135-145. Epub 2022 Oct 8 doi: 10.1177/00220345221130025. PMID: 36214096
Russo M, Crafa P, Guglielmetti S, Franzoni L, Fiore W, Di Mario F
J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2022 Jun 12;31(2):223-228. doi: 10.15403/jgld-4245. PMID: 35574619
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Rousseau ME, Gottlieb SF
J Midwifery Womens Health 2004 Nov-Dec;49(6):529-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.08.026. PMID: 15544982

Diagnosis

Thakkar J, Dym H
Dent Clin North Am 2024 Jan;68(1):113-119. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.07.007. PMID: 37951628
Khawaja SN, Alaswaiti OF, Scrivani SJ
Dent Clin North Am 2023 Jan;67(1):49-60. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2022.07.004. PMID: 36404080
Klein B, Thoppay JR, De Rossi SS, Ciarrocca K
Dermatol Clin 2020 Oct;38(4):477-483. Epub 2020 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2020.05.008. PMID: 32892856
Bender SD
Dent Clin North Am 2018 Oct;62(4):585-596. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.05.006. PMID: 30189984
Klasser GD, Grushka M, Su N
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2016 Aug;28(3):381-96. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2016.03.005. PMID: 27475513

Therapy

Alvarenga-Brant R, Costa FO, Mattos-Pereira G, Esteves-Lima RP, Belém FV, Lai H, Ge L, Gomez RS, Martins CC
J Dent Res 2023 Feb;102(2):135-145. Epub 2022 Oct 8 doi: 10.1177/00220345221130025. PMID: 36214096
Tan HL, Smith JG, Hoffmann J, Renton T
Cephalalgia 2022 Feb;42(2):128-161. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/03331024211036152. PMID: 34404247Free PMC Article
Nosratzehi T
J Complement Integr Med 2021 Dec 9;19(1):83-90. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2021-0434. PMID: 34881535
Chaubal TV, Bapat R
Am J Med 2021 Apr;134(4):e270. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.031. PMID: 32997980
Liu YF, Kim Y, Yoo T, Han P, Inman JC
Oral Dis 2018 Apr;24(3):325-334. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/odi.12660. PMID: 28247977

Prognosis

Cuevas-Gonzalez MV, Espinosa-Cristóbal LF, Donohue-Cornejo A, Tovar-Carrillo KL, Saucedo-Acuña RA, García-Calderón AG, Guzmán-Gastelum DA, Cuevas-Gonzalez JC
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Dec 23;100(51):e28327. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028327. PMID: 34941133Free PMC Article
Wilder EG, Frieder J, Sulhan S, Michel P, Cizenski JD, Wright JM, Menter MA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Nov;77(5):809-830. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.02.017. PMID: 29029902
Coculescu EC, Radu A, Coculescu BI
J Med Life 2014 Oct-Dec;7(4):512-5. PMID: 25713611Free PMC Article
Coculescu EC, Tovaru S, Coculescu BI
J Med Life 2014 Sep 15;7(3):305-9. Epub 2014 Sep 25 PMID: 25408745Free PMC Article
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Feb 7;19(5):665-72. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.665. PMID: 23429751Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Tan HL, Smith JG, Hoffmann J, Renton T
Cephalalgia 2022 Feb;42(2):128-161. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/03331024211036152. PMID: 34404247Free PMC Article
Casale M, Moffa A, Vella P, Sabatino L, Capuano F, Salvinelli B, Lopez MA, Carinci F, Salvinelli F
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016 Dec;29(4):572-582. Epub 2016 Jun 8 doi: 10.1177/0394632016652906. PMID: 27280412Free PMC Article
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Feb 7;19(5):665-72. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.665. PMID: 23429751Free PMC Article
Buchanan JA, Zakrzewska JM
BMJ Clin Evid 2010 Jul 19;2010 PMID: 21418666Free PMC Article
Frutos R, Rodríguez S, Miralles-Jorda L, Machuca G
Med Oral 2002 Jan-Feb;7(1):26-30, 31-5. PMID: 11788806

Recent systematic reviews

Alvarenga-Brant R, Costa FO, Mattos-Pereira G, Esteves-Lima RP, Belém FV, Lai H, Ge L, Gomez RS, Martins CC
J Dent Res 2023 Feb;102(2):135-145. Epub 2022 Oct 8 doi: 10.1177/00220345221130025. PMID: 36214096
Tan HL, Smith JG, Hoffmann J, Renton T
Cephalalgia 2022 Feb;42(2):128-161. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/03331024211036152. PMID: 34404247Free PMC Article
Reyad AA, Mishriky R, Girgis E
Dent Med Probl 2020 Jul-Sep;57(3):295-304. doi: 10.17219/dmp/120991. PMID: 33113291
Liu YF, Kim Y, Yoo T, Han P, Inman JC
Oral Dis 2018 Apr;24(3):325-334. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/odi.12660. PMID: 28247977
Casale M, Moffa A, Vella P, Sabatino L, Capuano F, Salvinelli B, Lopez MA, Carinci F, Salvinelli F
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016 Dec;29(4):572-582. Epub 2016 Jun 8 doi: 10.1177/0394632016652906. PMID: 27280412Free PMC Article

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