A retrospective evaluation of 56 patients with oral burning and limited clinical findings
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2006
Abstract
This study retrospectively evaluated the charts of 56 patients who had been referred to an oral medicine clinic between 1995 and 2004 with oral burning and limited clinical findings. Of the 56 patients, 35 had a final diagnosis of essential burning mouth disorder (EBMD). Five patients with EBMD had a family history of diabetes and two had been diagnosed with late-onset diabetes. Other oral burning diagnoses included sialoadenitis (burning lips syndrome), irritation or allergic reactions to triclosan, diabetic neuropathy, subclinical oral candidiasis, nutritional deficiency/neuropathy, and a drug reaction to an ACE inhibitor (scalded mouth syndrome) that resulted in oral burning. To rule out other diagnostic entities which may appear to be similar to EBMD, it is necessary to utilize clinical examinations, patient histories, blood studies, and an antifungal regimen.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Ronald S.; Farquharson, Andre A.; Sam, Frances E.; and Reid, Errol, "A retrospective evaluation of 56 patients with oral burning and limited clinical findings" (2006). College of Dentistry Faculty Publications. 116.
https://dh.howard.edu/dent_fac/116
