Clinical characteristics and salivary biomarkers of burning mouth syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the clinical characteristics and salivary biomarkers in each type of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients.

Materials and methods

Ninety-eight postmenopausal female patients with BMS were included. Fifty and 21 patients were assigned to the primary and secondary groups, respectively. Twenty-seven patients with both primary and secondary characteristics were assigned to the intermediate group. Comprehensive clinical characteristics and salivary biomarkers were analyzed.

Results

Significant differences in age, proportion of hyposalivator patients based on unstimulated whole saliva (UWS), symptom distribution, severties of burning sensation and effect of oral complaints in daily life (Eff-life), and positive symptom distress index (PSDI) were ob

SUBMITTER: Kong MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610668 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature