title: Phototherapy on the Treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Prospective Analysis of 20 Cases.
abstract: The aim of this study was to report the effect of laser phototherapy (LPT) on the treatment of burning mouth syndrome (BMS). This prospective clinical study reports on preliminary outcomes of twenty volunteers diagnosed with BMS who have undergone the conventional treatment prior to laser phototherapy. LPT consisted of weekly sessions of LPT (660 nm), for a period of 10 weeks. The laser protocol consisted of the following parameters: 40 mW, 10 J cm(2) and 0.4 J per point, irradiation time of 10 s. In all sessions, the burning intensity was evaluated with a 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The burning intensity evaluation by VAS was performed immediately before and after each LPT session. Nonparametric test of Wilcoxon was used for statistical analysis, considering a significance level of 5%. All volunteers reported reduced burning intensity in all sessions when compared to the previous one and reduction in VAS scores by up to 49% in the last clinical session when compared to the first session. When only the VAS baseline of the first session was compared with the consecutive sessions, there was a statistically significant reduction in VAS scores in almost all sessions. The LPT may be an alternative treatment for the relief of oral burning symptoms in patients with BMS.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, Centro de Lasers e Aplicações, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lúcia de Fátima C
authors.initials: Lde F
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica e Odontologia Preventiva, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Samantha C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, Centro de Lasers e Aplicações, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gessé E C
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica e Odontologia Preventiva, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jair C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Leão
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Especial de Lasers em Odontologia (LELO), Departamento de Dentística, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: de Freitas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies