Definitions

Burning mouth syndrome—
A term used only in idiopathic cases. Symptoms are described as a burning, painful, or itching sensation located in the oral mucosa, with or without involvement of the tongue and with or without associated symptoms in the oral cavity or elsewhere in the body.

Denture sore mouth—
A condition of burning or itching sensation in the mucosa underneath the denture. Frequently located under the upper denture and with no inflammation. Other sites may be the tongue or the lips.

Denture stomatitis—
Clinically observed, symptomatic, inflammatory changes in the oral mucosa underneath the dentures. Symptoms regress or disappear after removal of the dentures. Micro flora of the palatal mucosa and the inner surface of the denture is a part of the pathogenesis of this condition. Candida albicans is frequently the microflora.

Glossalgia—
A painful tongue.

Glossodynia—
A painful tongue.

Glossopyrosis—
A burning sensation in the tongue.

Lingual dyesthesia—
A discomfort sensation in the tongue.

Stomatitis prothetica—
Another term for denture stomatitis.

References
Boucher C: Current Clinical Dental Terminology: A Glossary of Accepted Terms in All Disciplines
of Dentistry. St. Louis: Mosby, 1963.

Waal van der I: The Burning Mouth Syndrome, 1st ed. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1990.

WHO: Application of the International Classification of Disease to Dentistry and Stomatology, 2nd ed. Geneva, Switzerland, 1978.