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neuropathic pain, myofascial pain/temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome, and glossodynia. 10 , 11 Correct diagnosis can be difficult due to the complex anatomy and neurophysiology of the orofacial complex, as well as numerous biopsychosocial factors. 12 , 13 Although previous research into the psychological state of patients with chronic orofacial pain focused on particular diseases or compared chronic pain patients with healthy individuals, 14 – 16 few studies in the dental field have compared the characteristics of patients with acute or chronic pain. Treatment

medicine. After returning a few months later for follow-up, the patient reported that her quality of daily life had significantly improved and that her BMS had been successfully managed by counseling along with the use of the Kampo medicine. DISCUSSION Burning mouth syndrome is also known as glossodynia if the symptoms are confined to the tongue only. 2 Since the introduction of the ICOP, 1 the diagnosis of BMS is given only after ruling out all potential causes ( Table 2 ). The etiology of BMS is still unclear. There is some evidence that

without food, and diminished perception of taste was second. Forty-three point eight percent of the patients had been suffering from dysgeusia for more than 1 year. Gloss-odynia was most frequently accompanying disease in the orofacial region. Among systemic diseases, dysgeusia has been most frequently caused by hypertension. Use of hypnotics and anti-anxiety drugs were the most likely reason to cause dysgeusia. In taste assessment with the filter paper disk method, only 39.6% of the patients could judge a sweet solution correctly, 39.3% could taste a salty solution, 35