{"title":"Knowledge and Awareness about Burning Mouth Syndrome among Dental Students","authors":"J. Manju, Mutum Sangeeta Devi, B. Rahul","doi":"10.37506/IJFMT.V15I3.15332","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and level of awareness about Burning mouth syndrome among dental students. Method: The study was carried out among the dental students.A self-constructed questionnaire was made and given to a total of 100 students. The answers were recorded and converted into numbers and percentages.Results: The results of the study reveal that undergraduate dental students have a fair knowledge about burning mouth syndrome.Conclusion: There is an increased need for comprehensive educational programmes and clinical exposure for students to be aware about burning mouth syndrome.","PeriodicalId":15899,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Medicine","volume":"30 1","pages":"355-360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Forensic Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.37506/IJFMT.V15I3.15332","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and level of awareness about Burning mouth syndrome among dental students. Method: The study was carried out among the dental students.A self-constructed questionnaire was made and given to a total of 100 students. The answers were recorded and converted into numbers and percentages.Results: The results of the study reveal that undergraduate dental students have a fair knowledge about burning mouth syndrome.Conclusion: There is an increased need for comprehensive educational programmes and clinical exposure for students to be aware about burning mouth syndrome.