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Proinflammatory cytokine levels in saliva in patients with burning mouth syndrome before and after treatment with low-level laser therapy

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The aim of this study was to determine the levels of proinflammatory tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokines in whole unstimulated saliva in subjects with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) before and after treatment with low-level laser therapy (LLLT). BMS is characterized by a continuous, painful burning sensation in a clinically normal-appearing oral mucosa. A sample consisting of 40 consecutive subjects was selected on a voluntary basis from the pool of patients who presented for diagnosis and treatment of BMS at the Oral Medicine Unit of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rijeka. For determination of salivary levels of TNF-α and IL-6, ELISA (Sigma Immunochemicals, St. Louis, MO, USA) was performed to determine the salivary levels of TNF-α and IL-6. After 4 weeks of LLLT, the salivary levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in the experimental group decreased significantly (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in the experimental group regarding visual analogue scale.

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This research was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology (062-0650444-0442), Republic of Croatia.

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  1. Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia

    Sonja Pezelj-Ribarić, Miranda Muhvić Urek, Davor Kuiš & Irena Glažar

  2. Department of Preventive and Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, Pedodontics, and Minimally Invasive Dentistry, University Dental Clinic, Auenbruggerplatz 6a, 8036, Graz, Austria

    Lumnije Kqiku & Peter Städtler

  3. Department of Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia

    Gordana Brumini

  4. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia

    Robert Antonić

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Pezelj-Ribarić, S., Kqiku, L., Brumini, G. et al. Proinflammatory cytokine levels in saliva in patients with burning mouth syndrome before and after treatment with low-level laser therapy. Lasers Med Sci 28, 297–301 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-012-1149-5

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