Analysis of pain prognosis, medication efficacy, treatment willingness and influencing factors in patients with burning mouth syndrome: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the pain prognosis, medication efficacy and treatment willingness of patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and to identify the factors influencing the pain prognosis, medication efficacy and treatment willingness of patients with BMS.

Methods

Medical records of patients who were clinically diagnosed with BMS and who complained of oral mucosal pain at the Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, were retrospectively collected from January 2019 to April 2022. Telephone follow-ups were conducted in August 2024 to investigate the patients' pain prognosis, medication efficacy, willingness for treatment and related treatment information.

Results

Among the 192 patients, only 31.77% (61/192) reported complete

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11853313 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature