West China Journal of Stomatology 2003;21(5):372-382

Clinical analysis of the patients with burning mouth syndrome.

Yuan HE 1 ; Mei LIN ; Gang ZHANG

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China

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Chinese

Abstract

OBJECTIVEClinical data of burning mouth syndrome were investigated in detail and the relation to pain was analyzed in order to find a clue to clinical treatment.

METHODS78 patients with burning mouth syndrome were examined carefully and 7 factors that related to the degree of pain were analyzed with multivariate stepwise regression.

RESULTSThe study demonstrated that the psychological disorder, autonomic nerves system abnormity, oral dryness and high-extravasated blood level were positively related to the degree of pain.

CONCLUSIONThe study suggested that psychotherapy, improvement of autonomic nerves system, treatment for oral dryness and Chinese traditional therapy of invigoration of blood circulation were of great importance in curing burning mouth syndrome.