Burning mouth syndrome - a joint biopsychosocial approach
Arpone, F.; Combremont, F.; Weber, K.; Scolozzi, P.
Revue Medicale Suisse 12(505): 309-311
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1660-9379 PMID: 27039444 Document Number: 690521
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a medical condition that is often refractory to conventional diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Patients suffering from BMS can benefit from a biopsychosocial approach in a joint, medical-psychological consultation model. Such a consultation exists at Geneva University Hospitals, involving the collaboration of the maxillo-facial and oral surgery division and the division of liaison psychiatry and crisis intervention, in order to take into account the multiple factors involved in BMS onset and persistence. This article will describe BMS clinical presentation, and present an integrate approach to treat these patients.