Journal of Research in Dental and Maxillofacial Sciences

en Association of Psychological Factors with Burning Mouth Syndrome in Psychiatric Diseases Oral medicine Oral medicine Original article Original article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background and Aim: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is characterized by pain sensation in the tongue and oral mucosa. It has no clinical or laboratory manifestations in early stages. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of BMS with psychiatric diseases and the associated factors. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 239 psychiatric patients referred to Shafa Hospital in Rasht, Iran. After recording the demographic information and medical history, mouth dryness and burning severity were assessed by the FOX questionnaire and a visual analogue scale (VAS), respectively. Data were analyzed by the Chi-square test, independent t-test, and Mann-Whitney test using SPSS version 22.  Results: According to the results, 13.8% of the participants (psychiatric patients) were suffering from BMS, and of all the investigated factors, wearing a denture was the only factor with a statistically significant association with BMS (P=0.044), such that a higher percentage of patients with dentures had BMS. Other factors had no significant relationship with BMS (P>0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that BMS had a significant relationship with wearing a denture, which highlights the necessity of further attention to denture hygiene in BMS patients with psychiatric disorders. Moreover, psychiatric patients in this study showed a higher incidence of BMS. It appears that timely diagnosis and appropriate psychiatric treatment can be effective in better controlling the BMS.  </div> Burning Mouth Syndrome, Dentures, Mental disorders 184 192 http://jrdms.dentaliau.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1335-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Seyed Javad Kia djavadkia@yahoo.com 100319475328460012778 100319475328460012778 No Dental Sciences Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Maryam Basirat maryam_basirat18@yahoo.com 100319475328460012779 100319475328460012779 No Dental Sciences Research Center, Medical Education Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Robabeh Soleimani Soleimani.dr@gmail.com 100319475328460012780 100319475328460012780 No Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shafa Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Kiana Tadayon kiana.tedi@gmal.com 100319475328460012781 100319475328460012781 No Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Fereshteh Najar-Karimi mastane_fk91@yahoo.com 100319475328460012782 100319475328460012782 Yes Assistant Professor, Dental Science Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.