Abstract | OBJECTIVE:
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a complex of clinical symptoms defined by burning sensations in the oral cavity without observed oral pathology. Clinically two patient groups within BMS were distinguished, one with burning limited to the anterior tongue ( glossopyrosis) and the other with burning in multiple mouth regions, including tongue, lips, palate, gums and cheeks (oropyrosis). Biochemical differences between these two groups could assist in distinguishing them. DESIGN: Eighty-three patients with BMS, 47 with oropyrosis and 31 with glossopyrosis were studied. Measurements of zinc, copper, magnesium and calcium in blood plasma, erythrocytes and parotid saliva were obtained in patients and in normal subjects and mean levels were compared. RESULTS: Clinical history differentiated patients into categories of oropyrosis and glossopyrosis. Erythrocyte and saliva levels of magnesium were significantly lower in patients with glossopyrosis than in patients with oropyrosis or in normal volunteers whereas levels of zinc and calcium were similar. CONCLUSIONS:
|
Authors | Robert I Henkin, Vasily Gouliouk, April Fordyce |
Journal | Archives of oral biology
(Arch Oral Biol)
Vol. 57
Issue 2
Pg. 205-10
(Feb 2012)
ISSN: 1879-1506 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 21937022
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
|
Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
|
Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Burning Mouth Syndrome
(diagnosis)
- Calcium
(analysis, blood)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Erythrocytes
(chemistry)
- Female
- Glossalgia
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Humans
- Magnesium
(analysis, blood)
- Magnesium Deficiency
(complications)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mouth
(physiopathology)
- Saliva
(chemistry)
- Tongue
(physiopathology)
- Zinc
(analysis, blood)
|