Burning mouth syndrome: anxious? Depressed? Extinguish pain by analyzing overall health.Burning mouth syndrome (BMS BMS - Baby-Making Sex (pregnancy/fertility) BMS - Bachelor of Management Studies BMS - Bachelor of Marine Science BMS - Bachelor of Marketing Science BMS - Bachelor of Medical Science BMS - Bachelor of Mortuary Science BMS - Background Measurement Satellite BMS - Bad Movie Syndrome BMS - Bair Middle School (Florida) BMS - Balanced Magnetic Switch BMS - Balanced Measures System BMS - Ballistic Missile Submarine BMS - Ballistic Missile Support), a painful disorder affecting mostly women, is a constant and aggravating source of discomfort for more than one million adults. Patients experience a burning sensation in their mouth, palate, lips and tongue, as well as partial or complete loss of taste, dry mouth and thirst. New findings explain how anxiety and depression may be a precursor that triggers this difficult-to-diagnose syndrome, according to a report in the September/October 2003 issue of General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry's (AGD AGD - Agreed AGD - Academy of General Dentistry AGD - Airgun Designs (paintball company) AGD - Alpha Gamma Delta (international fraternity for women) AGD - Ambiguously Gay Duo (Saturday Night Live skit) AGD - American Gage Design AGD - Association Genevoise des Diabétiques (French: Diabetes Association in Geneva, Switzerland) AGD - Australian Geodetic Datum AGD - Sea Going Dredge (US Navy ship designation)) clinical, peer-reviewed journal. Oral habits of anxiety and depression may include repetitive tongue thrusting and bruxism bruxism /brux·ism/ (bruk´sizm) grinding of the teeth, especially during sleep. brux·ism (br  k s (teeth grinding) that can irritate the mouth and lips and have been reported to cause BMS symptoms in up to 70 percent of patients suffering from this chronic disorder. "Pinpointing the pain source can be a trying task for patients and their healthcare providers," explains Andres Pinto, DMD, lead report author, who states more females in their 20s and 30s are also experiencing this syndrome, oftentimes due to stress. Other overall health conditions linked to BMS include anemia, gastroesophageal 1. pertaining to the stomach and esophagus. 2. proceeding from the stomach to the esophagus. gas·tro·e·soph·a·ge·al (g  s tr reflux disease, undiagnosed diabetes, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalance and a yeast or candida Candida /Can·di·da/ (kan´di-dah) a genus of yeastlike fungi that are commonly part of the normal flora of the mouth, skin, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections (see candidiasis ). C. al´bicans is the usual pathogen. infection in the mouth. "If you have BMS, analyze your overall health and note any life-altering events or stressors that occur," encourages Lois Duerst, DDS, FAGD FAGD - Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry FAGD - Florida Academy of General Dentistry, spokesperson for the AGD. According to Dr. Pinto, some patients experience relief after stopping their oral habits brought on by stress. Do you have BMS? Check for: * Burning sensations in mouth area * Dry mouth * Altered taste perception * Changes in eating habits * Irritability myotatic irritability the ability of a muscle to contract in response to stretching. ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty (  r * Depression * Changes in medications Possible treatments: * Antifungal therapy * Vitamin and mineral replacements * Creams or lozenges containing capsaicin capsaicin /cap·sa·i·cin/ (kap-sa´i-sin) an alkaloid irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, the active ingredient of capsicum; used as a topical counterirritant and analgesic. cap·sa·i·cin (k * Hormonal replacement * Antidepressants * Mental health counseling * Intraoral in·tra·o·ral ( ntr -ôr appliances
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