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Glossodynia

MedGen UID:
6617
•Concept ID:
C0017672
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Tongue pain
SNOMED CT: Glossodynia (30731004); Painful tongue (30731004); Glossalgia (30731004); Soreness of tongue (30731004)
 
HPO: HP:0030811
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043237

Definition

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the tongue. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGlossodynia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A systematic review of treatment for patients with burning mouth syndrome.
Tan HL, Smith JG, Hoffmann J, Renton T
Cephalalgia 2022 Feb;42(2):128-161. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/03331024211036152. PMID: 34404247Free PMC Article
Burning mouth syndrome: a review of etiology, diagnosis, and management.
Teruel A, Patel S
Gen Dent 2019 Mar-Apr;67(2):24-29. PMID: 30875303
The diagnosis and treatment of psychogenic glossodynia.
Sullivan PD
Ear Nose Throat J 1989 Oct;68(10):795-8. PMID: 2693063

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Unilateral glossodynia as a harbinger of an occult cerebellopontine angle tumour.
Gibeili C, Sulukdjian A, Chanlon A, Moreau N
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Apr 12;15(4) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249408. PMID: 35414584Free PMC Article
Oral manifestations of eating disorders in adolescent patients. A review.
Monda M, Costacurta M, Maffei L, Docimo R
Eur J Paediatr Dent 2021 Jun;22(2):155-158. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2021.22.02.13. PMID: 34238008
Examination of pain relief effect of Goreisan for glossodynia.
Ayuse T, Okayasu I, Tachi-Yoshida M, Sato J, Saisu H, Shimada M, Yamazaki Y, Imura H, Hosogaya N, Nakashima S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Aug 14;99(33):e21536. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021536. PMID: 32872000Free PMC Article
Burning mouth syndrome.
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Feb 7;19(5):665-72. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.665. PMID: 23429751Free PMC Article
The dynias.
Wesselmann U, Reich SG
Semin Neurol 1996 Mar;16(1):63-74. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1040961. PMID: 8879059

Diagnosis

Oral Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review.
García-Ríos P, Pecci-Lloret MP, Oñate-Sánchez RE
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 21;19(19) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191911910. PMID: 36231212Free PMC Article
Glossodynia, burning mouth syndrome, and COVID-19.
Katz J, Sacks I
Am J Dent 2022 Feb;35(1):9-11. PMID: 35316585
Burning Mouth Syndrome.
Klein B, Thoppay JR, De Rossi SS, Ciarrocca K
Dermatol Clin 2020 Oct;38(4):477-483. Epub 2020 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2020.05.008. PMID: 32892856
Burning Mouth Syndrome.
Bender SD
Dent Clin North Am 2018 Oct;62(4):585-596. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.05.006. PMID: 30189984
Cutaneous sensory disorder.
Gupta MA, Gupta AK
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2013 Jun;32(2):110-8. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.0010. PMID: 24049969

Therapy

A systematic review of treatment for patients with burning mouth syndrome.
Tan HL, Smith JG, Hoffmann J, Renton T
Cephalalgia 2022 Feb;42(2):128-161. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/03331024211036152. PMID: 34404247Free PMC Article
Examination of pain relief effect of Goreisan for glossodynia.
Ayuse T, Okayasu I, Tachi-Yoshida M, Sato J, Saisu H, Shimada M, Yamazaki Y, Imura H, Hosogaya N, Nakashima S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Aug 14;99(33):e21536. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021536. PMID: 32872000Free PMC Article
Burning mouth syndrome: a systematic review of treatments.
Liu YF, Kim Y, Yoo T, Han P, Inman JC
Oral Dis 2018 Apr;24(3):325-334. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/odi.12660. PMID: 28247977
RF-Burning Mouth Syndrome: New Treatments.
Cembrero-Saralegui H, Imbernón-Moya A
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2017 Jan-Feb;108(1):63-64. Epub 2016 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.08.005. PMID: 27702434
The menopause and oral health.
Meurman JH, Tarkkila L, Tiitinen A
Maturitas 2009 May 20;63(1):56-62. Epub 2009 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.02.009. PMID: 19324502

Prognosis

Association between medication-induced xerostomia and orofacial pain: a systematic review.
Kohli D, Madhu N, Korczeniewska OA, Eliav T, Arany S
Quintessence Int 2023 Sep 19;54(8):658-670. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.b4154345. PMID: 37305957Free PMC Article
Oral Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review.
García-Ríos P, Pecci-Lloret MP, Oñate-Sánchez RE
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 21;19(19) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191911910. PMID: 36231212Free PMC Article
Oral manifestations of eating disorders in adolescent patients. A review.
Monda M, Costacurta M, Maffei L, Docimo R
Eur J Paediatr Dent 2021 Jun;22(2):155-158. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2021.22.02.13. PMID: 34238008
Epidemiological and etiological aspects of burning mouth syndrome.
Coculescu EC, Tovaru S, Coculescu BI
J Med Life 2014 Sep 15;7(3):305-9. Epub 2014 Sep 25 PMID: 25408745Free PMC Article
Burning mouth syndrome.
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Feb 7;19(5):665-72. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.665. PMID: 23429751Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Association between medication-induced xerostomia and orofacial pain: a systematic review.
Kohli D, Madhu N, Korczeniewska OA, Eliav T, Arany S
Quintessence Int 2023 Sep 19;54(8):658-670. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.b4154345. PMID: 37305957Free PMC Article
A systematic review of treatment for patients with burning mouth syndrome.
Tan HL, Smith JG, Hoffmann J, Renton T
Cephalalgia 2022 Feb;42(2):128-161. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/03331024211036152. PMID: 34404247Free PMC Article
Is Burning Mouth Syndrome a Neuropathic Pain Disorder? A Systematic Review.
Carreño-Hernández I, Cassol-Spanemberg J, Rodríguez de Rivera-Campillo E, Estrugo-Devesa A, López-López J
J Oral Facial Pain Headache 2021 Summer;35(3):218-229. doi: 10.11607/ofph.2861. PMID: 34609380
Burning mouth syndrome.
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Feb 7;19(5):665-72. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.665. PMID: 23429751Free PMC Article
Clinical oral test for the assessment of oral symptoms of glossodynia and glossopyrosis.
Cekić-Arambasin A, Vidas I, Stipetić-Mravak M
J Oral Rehabil 1990 Sep;17(5):495-502. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1990.tb01420.x. PMID: 2231165

Recent systematic reviews

Association between medication-induced xerostomia and orofacial pain: a systematic review.
Kohli D, Madhu N, Korczeniewska OA, Eliav T, Arany S
Quintessence Int 2023 Sep 19;54(8):658-670. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.b4154345. PMID: 37305957Free PMC Article
Oral Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review.
García-Ríos P, Pecci-Lloret MP, Oñate-Sánchez RE
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 21;19(19) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191911910. PMID: 36231212Free PMC Article
A systematic review of treatment for patients with burning mouth syndrome.
Tan HL, Smith JG, Hoffmann J, Renton T
Cephalalgia 2022 Feb;42(2):128-161. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/03331024211036152. PMID: 34404247Free PMC Article
Burning mouth syndrome: a systematic review of treatments.
Liu YF, Kim Y, Yoo T, Han P, Inman JC
Oral Dis 2018 Apr;24(3):325-334. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/odi.12660. PMID: 28247977
The menopause and oral health.
Meurman JH, Tarkkila L, Tiitinen A
Maturitas 2009 May 20;63(1):56-62. Epub 2009 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.02.009. PMID: 19324502

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