Reply to Dr. Suga and Dr. Takenoshita.

We would like to thank Dr. Saga and Dr. Takenoshita for initiating a discussion on our recent systematic review on burning mouth syndrome (BMS) conducted as part of the World Workshop on Oral Medicine VII. Our study reviewed the definitions and diagnostic criteria utilized in randomized control trials (RCTs) involving BMS.(Ariyawardana et al., 2019) The purpose of a systematic review is to collate and assimilate information in order to make judgments on the evidence and ideally make recommendations for clinical care.