Laser therapy in Mouth Burning Syndrome. Preliminary study

Abstract

Burning Mouth Syndrome (ABS) is a disease characterized by pain/burning in the clinically healthy oral mucosa. Chen Q. et al (2020) propose LASER phototherapy in SAB for the first time. Photobiomodulation (FBM) is a therapy that uses light, red or infrared. Red LASER has been shown to be more effective in reducing symptoms of SBA or combined.

Objectives: To describe the methodological aspects of a preliminary study of red, infrared, or combined LASER FBM in patients with BAS.

Methodology: 6 patients from Maimonides University with a diagnosis of primary ABS were studied. Patients with secondary ABS were excluded. Patients were evaluated by an evolutionary GCE-SAB quantization grid. The grid also allowed the evaluation of sleep hours and correlating it with their symptomatology.Results: 100% (n 6) of patients with ABS were women with a mean age of 77 years. Three cases were treated with PBM: 808nm 3J every 1cm. and the other 3 cases were treated with conventional control therapy. Those treated with PBM showed improvements of 40 to 80% in symptomatology, between 4 and 15 days.  One patient also showed improvements in the quantity and quality of sleep. Conclusions: The study describes a preliminary study referring to the methodological aspects in a group of patients diagnosed with primary ABS using LASER phototherapy. The assessment by the GCE-SAB allowed assessment by areas with SAB, its evolution over time and the quality of the symptoms. Also, in future studies it will allow comparing the therapy with different equipment.