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KMID : 0363320200410050838
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 5 p.838 ~ p.847
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Comparison of the Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome due to Hyposalivation
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Lee Ha-Nul
Kim Dong-Yoon
Baek So-Young
Jeong Hae-In
Lee Hyun-Jin
Cho Yun-Jae
Ha Na-Yeon
Kim Jin-Sung
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) due to hyposalivation (HS).
Methods: We reviewed the clinical records of 39 BMS patients who visited the Department of Digestive Diseases of Kyunghee Korean Medicine Hospital from March 1st, 2020 to July 31st, 2020. The subjects were classified according to the presence or absence of hyposalivation and both groups were compared for the proportion of coated tongue, heart rate variability (HRV), Ryodoraku, and the numeral rating scale (NRS) score of tongue pain results.
Results: The BMS with Hyposalivation (HS group) and the BMS without Hyposalivation (Non-HS group) showed a significant difference in the proportion of coated tongue and the NRS score for tongue pain. The NRS score was significantly higher in the Non-HS group and the proportion of coated tongue was lower. However, no significant differences were noted in several HRV parameters between the two groups. The most frequent accompanying symptoms were xerostomia and dyspepsia.
Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that hyposalivation might be one of the main causes of tongue pain, the key complaint in BMS patients. Sympathetic/parasympathetic imbalance might not be a main contribution of hyposalivation in BMS. Instead, factors such as the number of medications taken seem to correlate with hyposalivation in BMS. This results could be useful in the management of BMS patients with hyposalivation in clinical practice.
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KEYWORD
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burning mouth syndrome, salivary flow rate, Hyposalivation, clinical characteristics
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