Effect of combined therapy of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine on burning mouth syndrome

WANG Yu-zhen; SHI Wei-wen; CHEN Xiao-hua; LIU Xue-mei; YI Li-ren

doi:10.19538/j.kq.2017.05.010

Abstract：Objective To explore the therapeutic effect of combined therapy of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine on burning mouth syndrome.Methods Eighty patients with burning mouth syndrome were randomly divided into observation group and control group,40 cases in each group.The observation group received traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine treatment combined with psychological therapy,while the control group was given traditional Chinese and western medicine treatment;two groups were compared before and after treatment.Results In observation group 27 cases were markedly effective,11 cases effective,2 cases invalid,total effective rate 95.0％;in control group it was markedly effective in 4 cases,effective 13 cases,invalid 23 cases,total effective rate 42.5％.The clinical effect of the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group (P ＜ 0.05).There were no significant differences in clinical symptoms in two groups before treatment (P ＞ 0.05);after treatment,tongue burning pain,numbness,irritability and insomnia symptoms of tongue in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference between the two groups of patients before treatment concerning the Hamilton Anxiety Rating and Hamilton Depression (P ＞ 0.05);after treatment,Hamilton Anxiety Rating and Hamilton depression of the observation group were significantly lower than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine therapy along with psychological intervention in the treatment of burning mouth syndrome not only improves the clinical symptoms,but also can improve the quality of life of patients with good clinical efficacy.