Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Selected Method of Treatment of Primary Burning Mouth Syndrome
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-09-06
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain syndrome of the oral mucosa. Feels like
experiencing a burning sensation, pain, stinging, or numbness in the mouth along with a
feeling of dryness, paraesthesia, taste disturbance or hypersensitivity.The complaints are
usually bilateral, of moderate intensity, they persist for a minimum of 4-6 months and
concern the clinically unchanged membrane mucous.The psychiatric aspect of BMS is very
important. The presence of BMS has been shown to be associated with depression, increased
anxiety levels, hypochondria, and carcinophobia and emotional instability