systematic_review
    2016
    High Quality

    Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome

    McMillan R, Forssell H, Buchanan JA

    Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

    Methodology

    Cochrane review of 23 RCTs of interventions for burning mouth syndrome.

    Key Findings

    Evidence for any single treatment is very low certainty; clonazepam, psychological therapy and some antidepressants showed short-term symptom reduction, and alpha-lipoic acid results were inconsistent.

    Conclusions

    No intervention is clearly effective for burning mouth syndrome on current evidence.

    Limitations

    Very low certainty evidence; small heterogeneous trials.

    Related Health Concerns

    Burning Sensation

    Study Details

    Year:2016
    Sample Size:1,121
    Quality Score:9/10

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