Abstract：
:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) in the treatment of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and secondary oral burning (SOB) by unstimulated sialometry, symptom assessment, and measurement of salivary TNF-α levels. Forty-four patients were randomized into four treatment groups: BMS/laser (n = 10), BMS/ALA (n = 5), SOB/laser (n = 15), and SOB/ALA (n = 14). The control group consisted of eight healthy female subjects. Unstimulated salivary flow was measured before and after treatment, and the collected saliva was stored at - 20 °C for the analysis of TNF-α. Symptoms were evaluated before and after treatment using a pain visual analog scale. Most patients were women (81.8%) during menopause (72.2%). LLLT and ALA were efficient in increasing salivary flow only in BMS but provided symptom relief in both conditions. TNF-α levels did not differ between patients with BMS and SOB or between those patients and the control group. No differences were observed in posttreatment TNF-α levels in either condition. The results of this study suggest that LLLT and ALA are efficient therapies in reducing burning mouth symptoms, with LLLT being more efficient than ALA.
journal_name
Lasers Med Scijournal_title
Lasers in medical scienceauthors
Barbosa NG,Gonzaga AKG,de Sena Fernandes LL,da Fonseca AG,Queiroz SIML,Lemos TMAM,da Silveira ÉJD,de Medeiros AMCdoi
10.1007/s10103-018-2472-2subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-08-01 00:00:00pages
1255-1262issue
6eissn
0268-8921issn
1435-604Xpii
10.1007/s10103-018-2472-2journal_volume
33pub_type
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