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Correlation between anxiety, depression and burning mouth syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19388467     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of the study was to determine the level of anxiety and depression in patients with and without burning mouth syndrome, and to assess the possible association between the intensity of burning mouth and incidence of depression and anxiety. The study was conducted in a sample of 120 randomly chosen adult patients from two dentist offices in Nova Gradiska (Croatia). Patient data were collected by use of a questionnaire that consisted of four parts: history questionnaire, Beck's anxiety inventory (BAI), Zung's self-evaluation scale for rating depression, and visual analogue scale (VAS) for estimating the intensity of burning mouth syndrome. The presence of the symptoms of burning mouth syndrome was recorded in 35% of 120 subjects. A statistically more significant mean level of depression and anxiety was detected in the group of subjects with the symptoms of burning mouth syndrome. The association between the burning mouth syndrome, anxiety and depression was tested by Pearson correlation. The levels of burning mouth syndrome, anxiety and depression in subjects showed positive correlation. Study results indicated the level of anxiety and the level of depression to be higher in the group of subjects with the burning mouth syndrome. The intensity of the symptoms of anxiety and depression also was in positive correlation with the intensity of the burning mouth syndrome. This clearly points to the role of psychogenic factors, anxiety and depression in the etiology of the burning mouth syndrome, which should be taken in consideration when treating patients with the burning mouth syndrome.
Authors:
Danijel Buljan; Ivana Savić; Dalibor Karlović
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta clinica Croatica     Volume:  47     ISSN:  0353-9466     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Clin Croat     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-24     Completed Date:  2009-05-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9425483     Medline TA:  Acta Clin Croat     Country:  Croatia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  211-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety / complications*
Burning Mouth Syndrome / psychology*
Depression / complications*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Questionnaires
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult

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