Systemic capsaicin for burning mouth syndrome: Short-term results of a pilot study

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-114

  Petruzzi, Massimo ^a,c   Lauritano, Dorina ^b   De Benedittis, Michele ^a   Baldoni, Marco ^b   Serpico, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burning mouth syndrome; Orofacial pain; Stomatopyrosis; Systemic capsaicin

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZYDAMINE; BENZYLDIAMINE; CAPSAICIN; DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; SUCRALFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CAPSAICIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842348922     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2004.0194n.x     Document Type: Article

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