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Comparison of different therapeutic options for treatment of burning mouth syndrome

Introduction: Burning mouth syndrome is a painful condition of unknown etiology that impairs quality of life and lacks adequate therapeutic options. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the most effective treatment option for burning mouth syndrome. Informative treatment alone, B-vitamin injections, oral cavity probiotics and low level laser treatment (LLLT) were evaluated and compared. Material and methods: The study included a total of 62 patients diagnosed with burning mouth syndrome and excluded local and systemic causes. Everyone was clearly explained about the diagnosis and given an information leaflet. At the beginning of the study, they filled out a self- perceived quality of life questionnaire (Oral Health Impact Profile ; OHIP-14) and determined the intensity of mucosal symptoms according to the visual-analog scale (VAS), which was also repeated at the check-up. A total of 13 patients were given verbal and written information only, 17 patients were given information and vitamin B injections, 17 patients got information and oral cavity probiotics and 15 patients were given information and were treated with LLLT.Results and conclusions: There was no statistically significant difference in age and gender between the groups (p = 0.99). Differences in OHIP scores before and after different types of therapy have shown significant for oral cavity probiotics and LLLT. Standardized effect sizes between OHIP scores in patients with different types of therapy have shown that oral cavity probiotics have been the most effective treatment for improvement of quality of life. Further investigation on larger group of patients is required.

burning mouth syndrome ; treatment ; quality of life

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