title: A systematic review of acupuncture or acupoint injection for management of burning mouth syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a common chronic pain condition that lacks a satisfactory treatment approach. This systematic review was designed to examine the effects of acupuncture or acupoint injection on the management of BMS and to evaluate the evidence supporting the use of acupuncture therapy for BMS in clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The following databases were searched for relevant articles: Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register (July 2011), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (issue 7, 2011), MEDLINE (1966 to June 2011), and electronic medical database from the China-National Knowledge Infrastructure (1979 to June 2011). Articles were screened, and the quality of the included trials was assessed independently by two reviewers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After screening, nine studies with 547 randomized patients were included in this review. All nine articles were published in Chinese and were clinical trial studies with a Jadad score < 3. Their results showed that acupuncture/acupoint injection may benefit patients with BMS. The evidence supported the efficacy of acupuncture/acupoint injection therapy in reducing BMS pain and related symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In light of the positive outcomes reported, the use of acupuncture therapy for BMS patients warrants further research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hua
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013831:Thiamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D008012:Lidocaine; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D013831:Thiamine