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Burning Mouth Syndrome: Painful yet Elusive

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Lake County Dental Care.

It’s been called glossopyrosis, stomatodynia, glossodynia, and even stomatopyrosis. But perhaps the best name for it—and the only one that captures its true nature—is Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS). Affecting 2% to 5% of Americans, it may seem a minor thorn in the side. Still, that’s 6.34 to 15.85 million people suffering from this mysterious disease. What makes it mysterious? […]

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