An investigation to determine the association of burning mouth syndrome like symptoms with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type II diabetes
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) causes structural and functional loss to body organs. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) can present as loss of sensation, pain, or dysesthesia in the extremities. In rare cases, autonomic involvement can cause decreased salivary flow rates. Glossodynia or burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a neuropathic pain disorder. It is characterized by a burning sensation, tingling, or dysesthesia of the oral mucosa. T2DM is closely associated with BMS-like symptoms. However, the rationale for this association is unclear. Hence, Amber Kiyani and colleagues conducted a study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology under the title “An investigation to determine the association of burning mouth syndrome-like symptoms with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type II diabetes”. The summary of this research is given below:
Objective:
To investigate the link between DPN and BMS-like symptoms.
Method:
It is a cross-sectional study completed in Islamabad. Following the implementation of the exclusion criterion, 350 patients have agreed to provide their consent for the study. They were requested to provide information about their demographics, mode of treatment, time of onset of diabetes, HbA1c, presence of DPN, diabetic status, and positivity of BMS symptoms.
Findings:
BMS-like symptoms are commonly found in patients with DM type II. The presence of these symptoms depends on age, time of diagnosis, treatment regimen, HbA1C, time since diagnosis, diabetic status and DPN of hands and feet, and nature of peripheral neuropathy.
Uncontrolled diabetes, presence of DPN of hands and feet are strongly related to BMS-like symptoms in patients with T2DM.
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