Nosratzehi Tahereh, Payandeh Abolfazl, DehYadegari Farnaz
Department of Oral Medicine, Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Community Nursing Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2020 Apr 9;12:123-130. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S229910. eCollection 2020.
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a burning sensation in oral mucosa without visible lesions in clinical examinations. The present study aimed at comparing complaints, frequency, type, and severity of stressful events between patients with BMS and healthy individuals referred to Zahedan School of Dentistry, Zahedan, Iran.
In the present study, 30 patients with BMS were matched with controls by age and gender after enrollment. The Holmes-Rahe questionnaire and the complaint registration form were used to compare the frequency of complaints, and the type and severity of stressful events between the groups. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Chi-squared and t-tests.
The mean age of the subjects in the case and control groups was 40.13 ± 2.30 and 40.07 ± 2.31 years, respectively. The obtained results showed no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of mean age and gender distribution (P>0.05). The results of the Chi-squared test showed a significant difference in the frequency of complaints between the two groups (P<0.001). The -test results indicated that the average severity of complaints and the average severity of stressful events were significantly different between patients with BMS and controls (P<0.001). The results of Chi-squared test revealed that the mean frequency of complaints (P<0.001) and mean frequency of stressful events (P<0.001) were significantly different between the two groups.
Based on the study results, the frequency of complaints, and the type and severity of stressful events were significantly different between patients with BMS and healthy individuals referred to the clinic of Zahedan School of Dentistry.
灼口综合征（BMS）是一种口腔黏膜有烧灼感但临床检查无可见病变的病症。本研究旨在比较伊朗扎黑丹牙科学院的灼口综合征患者与健康个体之间应激事件的主诉、频率、类型和严重程度。
在本研究中，30例灼口综合征患者入组后按年龄和性别与对照组进行匹配。采用霍尔姆斯-拉赫问卷和主诉登记表比较两组间主诉频率、应激事件的类型和严重程度。数据采用描述性统计、卡方检验和t检验进行分析。
病例组和对照组受试者的平均年龄分别为40.13±2.30岁和40.07±2.31岁。结果显示，两组在平均年龄和性别分布方面无统计学显著差异（P>0.05）。卡方检验结果显示两组间主诉频率有显著差异（P<0.001）。t检验结果表明，灼口综合征患者与对照组在主诉平均严重程度和应激事件平均严重程度方面存在显著差异（P<0.001）。卡方检验结果显示，两组间主诉平均频率（P<0.001）和应激事件平均频率（P<0.001）有显著差异。
基于研究结果，灼口综合征患者与扎黑丹牙科学院诊所的健康个体之间在主诉频率、应激事件的类型和严重程度方面存在显著差异。
