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ArticleJournal of dental sciences2023

Association of medications with burning mouth syndrome in Taiwanese aged patients.

Yu-Hsueh Wu, Chun-Pin Chiang

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Article in Journal of dental sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Hsueh WuDepartment of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chun-Pin ChiangDepartment of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
National Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/purpose: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) occurs more frequently in middle-aged or elderly patients, especially the older female patients. It may relate to multiple medications in the older people. This study aimed to evaluate the association of polypharmacy with BMS. Materials and methods: Eighty BMS patients aged from 45 to 80 years were recruited into this study, and their medical data, especially the medication records, were collected and analyzed to assess the association of polypharmacy with BMS. Results: Of the 80 BMS patients, 14 did not take any medication, 38 took 1-4 medicines, 17 took 5-8 medicines, and 11 took ≥9 medicines. The mean number of medicines taken by each BMS patient is 4.49. For the 80 BMS patients, the mean number of medicines taken by each BMS patient was significantly higher in the older age group (7.00 ± 7.76; age ≥65 years; n = 31) than in the relatively younger age group (2.90 ± 2.95; age 45-64 years; n = 49) ( Conclusion: Our findings suggest that multiple medications (polypharmacy) may play an important role in the development of BMS, especially for the older female BMS patients.

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Aged patientsBurning mouth syndromeMedicationsPolypharmacy

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PMID37021236
PMCPMC10068492
OpenAlexW4320002268

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