This survey presents some modern diagnostic approaches to a painful pathology of oral cavity defined as burning mouth syndrome (BMS). Absence of relevant clinical and laboratory signs hampers the diagnosis and results in delayed proper treatment. Clinicians should distinguish between primary and secondary BMS. Laboratory examinations include haematological screening, salivary analyses, epicutaneous and microbiological tests. Psychological assessments and autonomic nervous system testing play a diagnostic and differential-diagnostic role, too. Application of an interdisciplinary diagnostic approach is justified.
Scripta Scientifica Medica 2013; 45(1): 12-16.
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