Impact of burning mouth syndrome on quality of life

Abstract

Objective: To determine the impact of Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) on the quality of life of patients by means of the World Health Organization Abbreviated Instrument for Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-26). Methods: A total of 116 patients were selected, 58 with BMS and 58 controls. Individuals with changes in the hemogram and in the blood levels of glucose, iron, folic acid and vitamin B 12 were excluded, as well as those who used antidepressant and/or anxiolytic drugs or who showed a salivary flow rate of less than 0.1 mL/min. Results: The overall score of the WHOQOL-26 was significantly lower in the group with the disorder (P<0.001). The patients with BMS also displayed significantly lower scores when compared to controls in relation to the psychological and physical domains of the instrument (P=0.005 and P<0.001, respectively). There was no significant difference between BMS and control patients with respect to scores of the social and environment domains. Conclusions: BMS interferes with the quality of life of patients in a negative way, and therefore, its management is a challenge for the clinicians, who should treat the individual with this disorder in a broader context.

Comparison of Clonazepam and Tongue Protector in the Treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome

“…In the entire group of our patients with BMS, the deterioration of health-related quality of life could be seen in all the domains of the WHOQoL test. In one of the studies using the same HRQoL test in a group of 58 BMS patients, significant deterioration of QoL, compared to the control group, was found in only the physical and psychological domains [ 42 ]. The tools most frequently used in other studies on QoL in BMS were the short form health survey questionnaire (SF-36) for the assessment of HRQoL and OHRQoL oral health impact profile (OHIP-49), or its shorter version, OHIP-14, for the assessment of the oral health-related quality of life.…”

Relationship between Anxiety and Burning Mouth Syndrome of Psychiatric Outpatients

“…Etiology of BMS is still unclear and the etiological factors can be divided into local, systemic, and psychogenic [8]. Persistence of the symptoms can cause emotional alterations of the patient [9]. Treatment of BMS aim to relieve the etiological factors whic can aggrevate the symptoms [8].…”