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标题：Current management strategies for the pain of elderly patients with burning mouth syndrome: a critical review
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作者：Trang T. H. Tu ; Miho Takenoshita ; Hirofumi Matsuoka 等
期刊名称：BioPsychoSocial Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1751-0759
电子版ISSN：1751-0759
出版年度：2019
卷号：13
期号：1
页码：1-9
DOI：10.1186/s13030-019-0142-7
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS), a chronic intraoral burning sensation or dysesthesia without clinically evident causes, is one of the most common medically unexplained oral symptoms/syndromes. Even though the clinical features of BMS have been astonishingly common and consistent throughout the world for hundreds of years, BMS remains an enigma and has evolved to more intractable condition. In fact, there is a large and growing number of elderly BMS patients for whom the disease is accompanied by systemic diseases, in addition to aging physical change, which makes the diagnosis and treatment of BMS more difficult. Because the biggest barrier preventing us from finding the core pathophysiology and best therapy for BMS seems to be its heterogeneity, this syndrome remains challenging for clinicians. In this review, we discuss currently hopeful management strategies, including central neuromodulators (Tricyclic Antidepressants - TCAs, Serotonin, and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors - SNRIs, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - SSRIs, Clonazepam) and solutions for applying non-pharmacology approaches. Moreover, we also emphasize the important role of patient education and anxiety management to improve the patients’ quality of life. A combination of optimized medication with a short-term supportive psychotherapeutic approach might be a useful solution.
关键词：Burning mouth syndrome ; Medically unexplained oral symptoms ; Management strategies ; Elderly ; Neuromodulators ; Oral facial pain ; Psychotherapy