Peripheral nervous system involvement in primary burning mouth syndromeresults of a pilot study



: Puhakka A, Forssell H, Soinila S, Virtanen A, Roytta M, Laine M, Tenovuo O, Teerijoki-Oksa T, Jaaskelainen SK

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

: 2016

: Oral Diseases

: ORAL DISEASES

: ORAL DIS

: 22

: 4

: 338

: 344

: 7

: 1354-523X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.12454(external)


ConclusionsOur results in neurophysiologically optimally characterized BMS patients confirm that pure focal small fiber neuropathy of the oral mucosa has a role in the pathophysiology of primary BMS. Furthermore, BMS may be related to a more generalized, yet subclinical peripheral neuropathy.



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