Publication: Chemosensory Function in Burning Mouth Syndrome a
Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
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López-Jornet, Pia ; Collado, Yolanda ; Zambudio, Alfonso ; Tvarijonaviciute, Asta ; Pons-Fuster López, Eduardo
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https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030722
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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©2021. The authors. This document is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/
This document is the published version of a published work that appeared in final form in
Nutrients
Abstract
Taste and smell are considered to be functions that contribute to the maintenance of good
nutritional status. The present study evaluates taste and smell function in patients with burning
mouth syndrome (BMS) versus a control group. A cross-sectional study was made of 36 consecutive
patients with BMS and 56 healthy patients. Smell was assessed using the Sniffin’ Sticks test, while
taste was evaluated with Taste Strips. Oral quality of life was assessed with the Oral Health Impact
Profile-14 (OHIP-14), and the severity of dry mouth with the Thompson Xerostomia Inventory.
The patients with BMS had a mean age of 60.4 10.5 years, while the controls had a mean age
of 61.3 19 years. No significant differences in smell were recorded between the two groups. In
contrast, significant differences in taste function were observed between the patients with BMS and
the controls. In the patients with BMS, 44.4% suffered taste alterations compared with the 3.4%
healthy controls. Further studies in such patients are needed to allow improved management of the
chemosensory problems, mouth dryness, and oral health-related quality of life in BMS.
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Nutrients Volume 13 Issue 3 10.3390/nu13030722
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