Clinical effect of auricular point therapy on burning mouth syndrome

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of auricular acupoint application in the treatment of burning mouth syndrome(BMS). Methods A total of 155 patients diagnosed with BMS were randomly divided into the auricular acupoint application group (50 patients), drug treatment group (55 patients), and auricular acupoint application combined with drug treatment group (50 patients). One month represented one course of treatment. The changes in pain intensity were evaluated before treatment as well as one month and three months after treatment. Results The VAS scores in the auricular acupoint application group (t=8.949), the drug treatment group (t=10.52) and the auricular acupoint application combined with drug treatment group (t=19.33) all decreased 1 month after treatment, with a statistically significant difference compared with the scores before treatment (P 0.05). Compared with before treatment, the VAS score in the auricular acupoint application combined with drug treatment group also decreased significantly (t=3.282, P < 0.05). Conclusion Auricular point application is a safe and effective treatment for burning mouth syndrome, and the long-term effect is better when combined with drugs.

Keywords

• burning mouth syndrome
• auricular point therapy
• oryzanol
• vitamin b2
• vitamin e
• the seed of cowherb
• chronic orofacial pain disorder
• type of traditional chinese syndromes
• flaring heart fire