Effectiveness and Safety of Clonazepam, Pregabalin, and Alpha Lipoic Acid for the Treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome

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ÇİNAR S. L., KARTAL D., Pergel T., BORLU M.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.40, no.1, pp.35-38, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/etd.2018.17160
  • Journal Name: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.35-38
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Burning mouth syndrome is characterized by pain in the oral mucosa with no visible organic pathology. Few treatment options are available; however, none of them are gold-standard. Here we evaluated the effectiveness and safety of Clonazepam. pregabalin. and alpha lipoic acid for treating burning mouth syndrome.