title: Anxiety and salivary cortisol levels in patients with burning mouth syndrome: case-control study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the anxiety and salivary cortisol levels in patients with burning mouth syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-control ed into 2 groups: BMS, with diagnosis of the syndrome, and control, without any complaint of burning mouth. Anamnesis, oral examination, sialometry, the application anxiety inventory, and 3 saliva samples for cortisol analysis were done in every patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistical difference for subjective xerostomia was found on the BMS group (P = .01), but salivary flow rate was normal in both groups. BMS group presented higher anxiety (P = .001) and salivary cortisol levels (P = .003) when compared with the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Higher anxiety and salivary cortisol levels were positively associated with the presence of BMS.
authors.affiliation: Oral Medicine Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. jamenaba@gmail.com
authors.forename: José Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Amenábar
authors.forename: Josiane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pawlowski
authors.forename: Juliana Balbinot
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hilgert
authors.forename: Fernando Neves
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Hugo
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bandeira
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lhüller
authors.forename: Maria Antonieta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes de Souza
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications*; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone