Clifford T J, Warsi M J, Burnett C A, Lamey P J
Pain Relief Foundation (NI), School of Clinical Dentistry, Queen's University of Belfast, UK.
Gerodontology. 1998;15(2):73-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.1998.00073.x.
The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of burning mouth (BM) in a population of Parkinson's Disease (PD) sufferers and also to assess the use of pain profiles in identifying the type of burning sensation experienced.
Subjects were surveyed by means of a one shot postal questionnaire for which ethical approval had previously been granted. Anonymity was guaranteed and therefore no attempt was made to follow up non-respondents.
BM was reported by 24% of respondents. The pain profiles were completed by 17 BM sufferers.
Burning mouth is reported to occur in 24% of PD sufferers which is 5 times greater than that of the general population. The reason for this is uncertain but the result has implications for the future care of PD patients and indicates the need for increased dental input at PD outpatient clinics.
本研究旨在确定帕金森病（PD）患者群体中灼口综合征（BM）的患病率，并评估使用疼痛特征来识别所经历的灼痛类型。
通过一次性邮寄问卷对受试者进行调查，该问卷先前已获得伦理批准。保证了匿名性，因此未尝试对未回复者进行随访。
24%的受访者报告有灼口综合征。17名灼口综合征患者完成了疼痛特征分析。
据报告，24%的帕金森病患者发生灼口综合征，这是普通人群的5倍。其原因尚不确定，但这一结果对帕金森病患者未来的护理有影响，并表明帕金森病门诊需要增加牙科方面的投入。
