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PREVALENCE OF BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME IN GENERAL POPULATION OF LAHORE; A CASE STUDY.

Dr. Huzaifa Tariq, Dr. Mehak Ali Naqvi, Dr. Zeresh Yaqoob.

It is a persistent and unmanageable disorder related to the mouth and face. It is usually described as scalding and tingling feeling like burning in the mouth. Middle aged and elderly woman that have hormonal changes or psychological disorders are most affected with this syndrome. Other symptoms includes : sensation of dry mouth with increased thirst, taste changes in your Mouth such as bitter or metallic taste, or sometimes loss of taste. This disease is oftenly of multistep sources, sometimes it is functional disorder and its etiology is still unclear. There is No specific treatment for this ailment yet. Most of the treatment includes use of medicines that is unsatisfactory. An associative and fundamental outlook is required for better management of patients. The main cause of writing this article is to explain its analysts , taking of medical history, categorization, symptoms, diagnosis and its management..

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