Changes in the vibration sensitivity and pressure pain thresholds in patients with burning mouth syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the presence of changes in vibration detection and pressure pain threshold in patients with burning-mouth syndrome (BMS).

Design of the study

Case-control study. The sample was composed of 30 volunteers, 15 with BMS and 15 in the control group. The pressure-pain threshold (PPT) and vibration-detection threshold (VDT) were examined. The clinical evaluation was complemented with the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4) and Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories (BDI and BAI, respectively).

Results

BMS subjects showed a statistically significant higher PPT in the tongue (p = 0.002), right (p = 0.001) and left (p = 0.004) face, and a significant reduction of the VDT in the tongue (p = 0.013) and right face (p = 0.030). S

SUBMITTER: Moura BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5962090 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature