Active clinical trials for "Burning Mouth Syndrome"

Objectives: to evaluate xerostomia and salivary flow in patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) treated with amitriptyline before and after the use of antixerostomic topical medication. Methods: In this case-control double-blinded study, we enrolled 38 patients with BMS diagnosed according to the (IASP). The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: Study Group: 19 patients whom received topical medication of urea 10% and Control Group: 19 patients whom received placebo to apply at the oral cavity 3-4 times per day, during three months. The patients were evaluated before and after the above treatment. Finally, data were statistically analyzed. It is know that BMS is eventually associated to reduced salivary flow (Cho et al.,2010; Kho et al., 2010; Marino et al., 2010) and to abnormal salivary composition (increasing concentrations of K+, Na+, Cl-, Ca+2, IgA, amylase) (Patton et al., 2007). Even in the absence of hyposalivation, patients may complain of xerostomia and dry mouth (Cho et al.,2010; Kho et al., 2010; Marino et al., 2010; Thomson, 2005). These patients also have several sensory losses even in taste and smell function, recently described (Siqueira et al., 2006a; Siqueira et al., 2006b; Siviero et al., 2011).

Patients with chronic masticatory muscle pain (i.e., pain greater than three months) or patients with burning mouth syndrome participate in this study. The aim of the study is to compare the pain killing effectiveness of nalbuphine, a narcotic pain killer, administered with either placebo or naloxone, a drug used to treat opiate overdose. A second goal is to determine if there are sex differences in these two drug regimens. Drugs will be administered with single-use intranasal spray devices. All participants will receive two sprays (one spray per nostril). One of the two sprays will be nalbuphine (5 mg). The other spray will be naloxone in half the participants and placebo in the other half.

If epidemiological studies indicate relatively low prevalence reported in the general population, idiopathic burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a common condition among certain groups of the population: 30% of menopausal women experience oral burning to varying degrees . Despite significant progress made in recent years, in understanding the physiopathogeny, treatment options remain limited and disappointing,resulting in an impairment of the quality of life. Given the chronic nature of idiopathic burning mouth syndrome, the need to identify the causes and effective treatment modalities for subjects suffering is essential.

What affect does the use of a mucoadhesive drug delivery system (Mucolox®) compounded with clonazepam have in the treatment of burning mouth syndrome? There are no clinical trials reported in the literature that evaluate the use of a mucoadhesive vehicle to deliver clonazepam into the oral cavity and treat burning mouth syndrome. The use of a mucoadhesive may help to increase surface contact and elicit a greater reduction in symptoms.

This study offers evaluation and treatment of patients with diseases of the mouth or systemic diseases that involve the mouth. The protocol is not designed to test new treatments; rather, patients will receive current standard of care treatments. The purposes of the study are: 1) to allow NIDCR's Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch staff to gain more knowledge about oral soft tissue diseases and possibly identify new avenues of research in this area; and 2) to establish a pool of patients who may be eligible for new studies as they are developed. (Participants in this protocol will not be required to join a new study; the decision will be voluntary.) Patients of any age with oral diseases or systemic diseases involving the mouth may be eligible for this study. Women of childbearing potential and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding will only have tests and procedures and receive medications that pose no greater than a minimal risk to the fetus. Participants will have a comprehensive dental and medical examination, including a physical examination of the head and neck. Additional tests and procedures that may be required for diagnosis and to guide treatment include the following: Blood and urine tests - for routine laboratory studies, assessment of kidney and liver function, and detection of viruses, fungi, bacteria or parasites Electrocardiogram - to record the electrical activity of the heart Biopsies - to examine tissue under the microscope. The method and number of biopsies depends on the individual's specific condition and the tissue to be removed. For all biopsies a local anesthetic (lidocaine with or without epinephrine) is injected at the biopsy site. A punch biopsy uses a small sharp cookie-cutter instrument to remove a small (about 1/10- to 1/5-inch) piece of skin. An excisional biopsy uses a small surgical knife or scalpel to remove a piece of tissue, usually requiring some stitches to close the wound. Diagnostic imaging - X-rays, photographs, or other tests as needed for diagnosis Treatments include tablets, injections and topically applied medications. All preparations are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and are commercially available. Patient follow-up may vary from one visit to intermittent visits over a number of years, depending on the patient's condition.

This study is an open-label randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of the integration of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western medicine based on TCM syndrome differentiation. The hypothesis is (1) TCM model can identify the primary and secondary type burning mouth syndrome (BMS); (2) TCM model can identify BMS after treatment with western medicine; (3) There is a positive effect of TCM in treating BMS.

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a condition that affects the oral mucosa; this is seen mainly in postmenopausal women. The intensity of burning and its clinical manifestations may be variable between patients. The etiology of the BMS is unknown, just as it is the therapeutic; hence the latter has not been fully accepted. Therefore, the use of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and topical clonazepam have been proposed as treatment alternatives. The objective is to assess the effectiveness of the combination of LLLT and topical clonazepam for the reduction of burning symptoms. Three groups will be randomly formed: 1) the first group will received topical clonazepam therapy (half of a 2 mg tablet), patients in this group will be asked to applied it in a mouthwash type for 3 minutes and then spit it out; to the same group, six sessions of LLLT (Biolase 10 ©) will be applied in every second day intervals; 2) the second group, will received the same treatment with clonazepam and laser therapies with similar characteristics to the study group, but the laser will be deactivated; 3) the third group, will receive six sessions of LLLT (Biolase 10 ©) in every second day intervals and placebo tablets with similar characteristics to those of clonazepam. For all groups, both treatments will be received for two weeks. For the assessment of oral burning the visual analog scale (VAS) and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) will be used; with these tools we will measure how oral disorders affect daily life. The measurement scales will be applied at the initial assessment and at day 14th, one month, two months and three months post treatment. The means obtained to assess the effectiveness of the treatment will be compared.

Burning mouth syndrome is one of the most common oral mucosal diseases in clinic. It is a chronic pain syndrome with extensive burning pain of oral mucosa as its main symptoms. There are no pathological changes in oral mucosa and no characteristic histopathological changes. Patients often have accompanying symptoms such as depression and xerostomia. Although the patient does not have obvious oral lesions, the pain symptoms are more serious and the mental pressure is greater. BMS, as a complex clinical syndrome associated with multiple factors, mainly occurs in people aged 27-87, with an average age of 61. BMS is rare among people under 30 years old. BMS is predominant in women, the ratio of male to female is 1:5 to 1:7, the incidence is 0.7%-15%, and increases with age. Up to 90% of female patients are in perimenopausal period. Symptoms occur from 3 years before menopause to 12 years after menopause. The causes of BMS are complex, and the treatment is difficult, easy to relapse and protracted. Studies have confirmed that the occurrence and development of BMS are directly related to mental factors. Therefore, psychosocial factors are the most important pathogenic factors of BMS. If we intervene in these factors, it is hopeful to improve the curative effect of BMS. Traditional psychotherapy methods include drug treatment, psychotherapy, surgical treatment, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, etc. Drug treatment is mainly based on different types of mental and psychological diseases, choose different pharmacological effects of drugs, so as to effectively control the disease. However, these drugs are prone to adverse reactions such as sleepiness, weight gain, headache, physical weakness, etc. The basic principle of psychotherapy is to let patients fully expose symptoms, listen to their complaints patiently, carry out explanatory psychotherapy according to their medical history or take other psychological training, so as to relieve patients' mental stress and alleviate symptoms. But this method has a long course of treatment and needs the cooperation of the patients' family members; the basic principle of surgical treatment is to resect the corresponding areas of the brain or adopt endoscopy and micro-current to treat them, but the risks and injuries caused by the operation are greater, and the adverse reactions after the operation are larger; the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine needs a long course of treatment, and the treatment of some patients. The effect is not stable enough. The causes of BMS are complex, there is no objective disease in clinic, and the patients suffer from abnormal pain, but the treatment methods are not uniform, and the curative effect is not good, which makes the patients unable to get effective treatment in the early stage of the disease, and easy to relapse, resulting in the aggravation and development of BMS into intractable sensory abnormalities, and protracted! Literature reports confirm that the tri-drug of oryzanol-riboflavin-vitamin E (oryzanol-riboflavin-vitamin E) is a classic treatment for BMS and has been included in the classic book in China, Pharmacotherapy for oral mucosal disease . However, its long-term clinical application has found that its efficacy is unstable, and clinical symptoms after drug withdrawal. The symptoms are prone to recurrence or even aggravation. Therefore, it is necessary to use the classical program on the basis of a combination of interventions to promote the efficacy of stable and safe. Over the past two years, the investigators has treated nearly 100 cases of BMS with head yuanshi dian therapy, and achieved satisfactory results. It can obviously relieve burning pain of BMS oral mucosa, promote saliva secretion, improve dry mouth and bitter mouth, and improve sleep to a certain extent. However, due to the limited number of cases treated, the classification of BMS is not meticulous enough, and there are still vague areas in the classification of BMS, which affects the rigorous evaluation of the therapeutic effect of BMS. Therefore, the investigators propose a hypothesis: can the head yuanshi dian therapy be used as the main adjuvant therapy for BMS? By consulting Pubmed, OVID, CNKI, Wanfang and other major databases at home and abroad, the investigators found that there is no relevant report at home and abroad. In view of this, the investigators intend to design this randomized positive controlled clinical trial, using conventional valley-nucleus-E triple drug therapy as the positive control group, to observe the efficacy and safety of head yuanshi dian therapy for BMS, in order to find a safe and effective green non-invasive therapy, effectively alleviate or eliminate oral mucosal pain, dry mouth, etc.

Burning mouth ( BMS) syndrome is the oral disorder characterized by an intraoral burning sensation for which no medical or dental cause can be found. The Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS) defines (BMS) as an ''intraoral burning or dysaesthetic sensation, recurring daily for more than 2 hours per day over more than 3 months, without clinically evident causative lesions''. (BMS) is a common, chronic problem that has a negative impact on quality of life. A wide variety of medications have been proposed for treating (BMS) both topical and systemic. Unfortunately, no treatment seems to offer assured results. Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone secreted by the pineal gland. It has soporific effects with oral administration and is well tolerated. It enhances sleep Melatonin also may help sleep disturbances associated with (BMS) ; however, this remains to be proven.

Gluten free diet (GFD) is now being tested in patients affected by schizophrenia, autism and multiple sclerosis, making GFD a possible therapeutic weapon not only for celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. In this protocol we investigate the effect of GFD in patients affected by burning mouth syndrome (BMS), a disease of unknown origin characterized by oral and especially tongue burning sensation, deeply decreasing the quality of life of patients