ArticleClinical oral investigations2019
Mechanical sensitivity and psychological factors in patients with burning mouth syndrome.
Article in Clinical oral investigations, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neuropathic and Psychogenic Components of Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Biomolecules · 2021Pooled it
- Quantitative sensory testing in oral disorders: an update on methods and clinical implications.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026Review
- Efficacy of N-Acetyl Cysteine in the Treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Studies on Burning Mouth Syndrome in the Past 20 Years: A Bibliometric and Visualised Analysis.International dental journal · 2025Review
- Analysis of pain prognosis, medication efficacy, treatment willingness and influencing factors in patients with burning mouth syndrome: a cross-sectional survey.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Trends of burning mouth syndrome: a bibliometric study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Pain sensitivity and quality of life of patients with burning mouth syndrome: a preliminary study in a Chinese population.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- A Case Report of Burning Mouth Syndrome with Dry Mouth Managed by Kampo Medicine.Anesthesia progress · 2023Article
- Enhanced pain facilitation rather than impaired pain inhibition in burning mouth syndrome female patients.The journal of headache and pain · 2022Article
- Acute and Chronic Pain from Facial Skin and Oral Mucosa: Unique Neurobiology and Challenging Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Time of Day Influences Psychophysical Measures in Women With Burning Mouth Syndrome.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Psychosomatic problems.British dental journal · 2020Article
- Oral burning: local and systemic connection for a patient-centric approach.The EPMA journal · 2019Review
- Current management strategies for the pain of elderly patients with burning mouth syndrome: a critical review.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2019Review
- Association Between Anxiety and Descending Pain Modulation of Thermal Stimuli in Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of oral & facial pain and headacheArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to compare mechanical sensitivity on the tongue using quantitative sensory testing (QST) and psychological factors using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) between burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients and healthy participants. MATERIALS AND
methodsParticipants comprised 20 female BMS patients (68.1 ± 7.4 years) and 20 healthy females (65.4 ± 4.6 years). Psychological factors were evaluated with GHQ. Tactile detection thresholds (TDT) and filament-prick pain detection thresholds (FPT) were used to evaluate mechanical sensitivity on the tongue in all participants. TDT and FPT were measured on the tongue within both the painful area and the non-painful area in BMS patients, and on the tongue on both sides in healthy participants. As controls, TDT and FPT were measured with Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments on the skin of the mentum and palm in all participants.
resultsGHQ scores were significantly higher in BMS patients than in healthy participants (P = 0.024). No significant differences in TDT or FPT on the tongue, mentum, or palm were seen between BMS patients and healthy participants (P > 0.05). BMS patients showed no significant differences in TDT or FPT between the painful and non-painful areas on the tongue (P > 0.05). There were no significant correlations among TDT/FPT and GHQ score in BMS patients (P > 0.05).
conclusionsThese findings could indicate a more important role for psychological factors than mechanical sensitivity in BMS pathophysiology. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Pain on the tongue in elderly female patients with BMS may be more related to psychological factors.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.