Hormonal Status and Quality of Life in Female Postmenopausal Patients With Burning Mouth Syndrome

University of Zagreb

Status: Completed

Conditions: 17β-Estradiol; Burning Mouth Syndrome; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Progesterone; Hormone Disturbance; Quality of Life

Treatments: Other: quality of life questionnaire; Diagnostic Test: unstimulated saliva sample for hormone analysis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04535973

Univ Zg

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine the level of salivary estradiol, progesterone and dehydroepiandrosterone in female postmenopausal women with and without burning mouth syndrome. In all participants the quantity of unstimulated and stimulated saliva would be determined and they would fulfill self-perceived quality of life questionnaire Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14). Intensity of burning symptoms would be determined on visual-analogue scale grading 0-10. All data would be compared between study and control group.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 51 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• postmenopausal women with burning mouth syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• women with burning mouth syndrome who are not in menopause

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

study group

Description:

female postmenopausal women with burning mouth syndrome

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: unstimulated saliva sample for hormone analysis

Other: quality of life questionnaire

control group

Description:

female postmenopausal women without burning mouth syndrome

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: unstimulated saliva sample for hormone analysis

Other: quality of life questionnaire