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Burning mouth syndrome: the efficacy of lipoic acid on subgroups
- Source :
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV. 18(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Objective We have examined the effect of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA, tioctic acid; Tiobec), a free radical scavenger, on the discomfort of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) in patients who had used tranquillizers previously, compared with those who had not.Methods In this study we gave lipoic acid for 2 months to two groups of 20 BMS patients, one of which had previously been treated with tranquillizers.Results The results showed greater effectiveness of lipoic acid in BMS patients who had not previously used tranquillizers.Conclusions The patients with BMS who had previously been treated with tranquillizers responded poorly to therapy with lipoic acid compared with those who had not received previous psychotropic therapy.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Treatment outcome
Dermatology
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Pharmacology
Antioxidants
chemistry.chemical_compound
medicine
Humans
In patient
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
Thioctic Acid
business.industry
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Burning mouth syndrome
Middle Aged
Free radical scavenger
stomatognathic diseases
Lipoic acid
Infectious Diseases
Tranquilizing Agents
Treatment Outcome
chemistry
lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Chi-squared distribution
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09269959
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....84c7c8b1ccb110d94ab1686fa519559e