Reported burning mouth symptoms among middle-aged and elderly women.

• The aims of this investigation were to assess the prevalence of burning mouth symptoms (BM) in a representative population of Swedish middle-aged and elderly women (n=1017) and its relation to general and oral health status. BM was reported by 4.6% (n=47), and 85% of the BM subjects had experienced BM for more than 6 months. A stepwise multiple logistic regression with BM/non-BM as dependent variable showed that 7 covariates were found to be predictive of BM. These variables were medication with antihypertensives, sedatives and female sex hormones. Moreover, headache, tinnitus, dry mouth, and reduced chewing ability were included in the final model.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Odontologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Dentistry (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Aged

Antihypertensive Agents

therapeutic use

Burning Mouth Syndrome

epidemiology

Chi-Square Distribution

Confidence Intervals

Erythrocyte Indices

Estrogen Replacement Therapy

Estrogens

therapeutic use

Facial Pain

epidemiology

Female

Folic Acid Deficiency

epidemiology

Forecasting

Headache

epidemiology

Health Status

Humans

Hypnotics and Sedatives

therapeutic use

Iron

deficiency

Logistic Models

Mastication

Middle Aged

Odds Ratio

Oral Health

Prevalence

Sweden

epidemiology

Tinnitus

epidemiology

Vitamin B 12 Deficiency

epidemiology

Xerostomia

epidemiology

Aged

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)