Symptom intensity profiles and inter-symptom correlations across subtypes of burning mouth syndrome.

Researchers compared symptom patterns across three burning mouth syndrome subtypes in postmenopausal women and found that primary BMS showed more interconnected symptoms suggesting shared neurological mechanisms, while secondary BMS displayed more isolated symptoms consistent with localised causes, though overall severity was similar across subtypes.

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