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Burning mouth syndrome: a retrospective study investigating spontaneous remission and response to treatments

2006; Wiley; Volume: 12; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01174.x

1601-0825

Andrea Sardella, Giovanni Lodi, Federica Demarosi, Cristina Bez, Susanna Cassano, Antonio Carrassi,

Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus

Objective: The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the spontaneous remission rate of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) in a group of subjects suffering from this syndrome. Subjects and Methods: The medical records of BMS patients attending the Unit of Oral Medicine (1995–2002) were reviewed. The patients with a follow‐up period of at least 18 months were then contacted over phone and interviewed using a structured ad hoc questionnaire to record their current symptoms and data about their treatment responses to the therapies. Results: Forty‐eight women and five men with a mean age of 67.7 years (range 33–82 years) were included in the study (mean duration of BMS 5.5 years, s.d. ±1.9 years, mean follow‐up period of 56 months). As a consequence of different treatments, 26 patients (49.0%) reported no change in oral symptoms, 15 (28.3%) moderate improvement and 10 (18.9%) a worsening of oral complaints. Only two patients (3.7%) reported a complete spontaneous remission of oral symptoms without any treatment. Conclusions: In this study, a complete spontaneous remission was observed in 3% of the patients within 5 years after the onset of BMS. A moderate improvement was obtained in <30% of the subjects.