Psychological profile in burning mouth syndrome

Quran, Firas A. Al

doi:10.1016/j.tripleo.2003.09.017

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“…This same profile of traits of personality emerged in our study which also corroborates previous results showing elevated scores of all facets of neuroticism in BMS patients [17]. It is uncertain how this personality profile might influence the complex pathogenesis of BMS [2,3,4].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The sample size calculation was performed based on the differences in neuroticism and openness scores between controls and BMS subjects reported by Al Quran [17]. For the level of confidence of 95% and power of 80%, 30 individuals in each group were necessary.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In this context, it has been proposed that psychiatric disorders could explain the occurrence of BMS [15,16,17,18,19,20]. Several studies have reported elevated psychiatric morbidity in BMS, mainly depression, anxiety and hypochondriasis [15,16,17,21].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several studies have reported elevated psychiatric morbidity in BMS, mainly depression, anxiety and hypochondriasis [15,16,17,21]. Depression is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder in patients with BMS [15,16,17,20]. Furthermore, personality traits such as neuroticism, extraversion, openness and conscientiousness seem to differentiate BMS patients from controls [17].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Depression is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder in patients with BMS [15,16,17,20]. Furthermore, personality traits such as neuroticism, extraversion, openness and conscientiousness seem to differentiate BMS patients from controls [17]. Interestingly, altered levels of salivary cortisol have also been reported in subjects with high neuroticism, suggesting enhanced stress associated with specific personality traits [22].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Association of Openness Personality Trait with Stress-Related Salivary Biomarkers in Burning Mouth Syndrome

Souza¹,

Kümmer²,

Silva³

et al. 2014

Neuroimmunomodulation

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Background: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic disorder defined as a burning sensation in the oral mucosa without evidence of pathological findings. Its pathophysiology is largely unknown, but psychiatric disorders and personality traits have been implicated. Objective: This study investigated whether there is any association between salivary biomarkers and personality traits in BMS patients. Methods: It was a cross-sectional, controlled study that evaluated 30 individuals with BMS and 32 controls. All subjects were assessed with a structured psychiatric interview (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview) and the Big Five inventory. Salivary levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neural growth factor, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10 and cortisol were determined. Results: We found that BMS patients exhibited more traits of neuroticism and lower openness than controls. Openness showed a moderate and negative correlation with cortisol, BDNF and IL-6. Conclusion: Personality traits are associated with salivary biomarkers in BMS.

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