Management of glossalgia in patients with xerostomia
2018 Volume 37 Issue 1 Pages 9-13
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2018 Volume 37 Issue 1 Pages 9-13
The purpose of this study was to investigate the management of glossalgia (tongue pain) in patients with xerostomia. A total of 35 of 64 xerostomia patients (54.7％) complained of tongue pain. The causes of tongue pain included glossodynia (burning mouth syndrome), n＝25 (39.0％)；oral candidiasis, n＝6 (9.4％)；and traumatic stomatitis, n＝4 (6.3％). According to a logistic regression analysis, the important risk factors for glossodynia included a female gender, an awareness of nocturnal xerostomia, a habit of eating soft-textured food, and a high anxiety score.
