Zinc deficiency may be a cause of burning mouth syndrome as zinc replacement therapy has therapeutic effects

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 722-727

  Cho, Gye Song ^a   Han, Myung Woul ^a   Lee, Beomsuk ^a   Roh, Jong Lyel ^a   Choi, Seung Ho ^a   Cho, Kyung Ja ^a   Nam, Soon Yuhl ^a   Kim, Sang Yoon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

animal model; burning mouth syndrome; zinc

Indexed keywords

ARONAMIN C; CENTRUM; DEXAMETHASONE; MULTIVITAMIN; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZETEN C; ZINC;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATINIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT; STEROID THERAPY; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TONGUE; ZINC;

EID: 77957564006     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2010.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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