Systemic capsaicin for burning mouth syndrome: short-term results of a pilot study

• Published in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 111 - 114
• Main Authors: Petruzzi, Massimo, Lauritano, Dorina, De Benedittis, Michele, Baldoni, Marco, Serpico, Rosario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Munksgaard International Publishers 01.02.2004; Blackwell
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - administration & dosage; Biological and medical sciences; burning mouth syndrome; Burning Mouth Syndrome - drug therapy; Capsaicin - administration & dosage; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; orofacial pain; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Pain Measurement; Pilot Projects; stomatopyrosis; systemic capsaicin; Treatment Outcome; Human; orofacial pain; Oral cavity; Pain; Burning mouth syndrome; stomatopyrosis; Capsaicin; Stomatology; Oral cavity disease; Face; systemic capsaicin

Background:  Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a major diagnostic and therapeutic problem. Systemic and topical treatments (capsaicin, lidocaine, anti‐histamines, sucralfate and benzydiamine) have been tried, but they appear to be inadequate. Topical capsaicin is bitter, may cause burning and has low...