Burning Mouth Syndrome describes pain associated with_____________?

Correct answer: D. No detectable oral disease

  • A. Oral lichen planus
  • B. Oral submucous fibrosis
  • C. Aphthous stomatitis
  • D. No detectable oral disease

Explanation

Burning mouth syndrome causes persistent burning or scalding discomfort despite a clinically normal-looking oral mucosa and no identifiable local lesion. This distinguishes it from lichen planus, submucous fibrosis, and aphthous stomatitis, which have visible mucosal changes.

Submitted by a TestUstad contributor and published by the TestUstad editorial teamLast updated
Report an error

The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.

Prefer email? support@testustad.com

Practise Oral Mucosal Lesions

234 free Oral Mucosal Lesions MCQs from Oral Pathology and Medicine, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask Oral Pathology and Medicine questions like this

Oral Pathology and Medicine is on this paper prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for it.

More Oral Mucosal Lesions questions