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AUTHOR
Davide B Gissi
The association between burning mouth syndrome and sleep disturbance: A case-control multicentre study
Objectives: To investigate the quality of sleep and the psychological profiles of a large cohort of Italian patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and to clarify the relationships between these variables and pain. Methods: In this case–control study, 200 patients with BMS vs an equal number of age- and sex-matched healthy controls, recruited in 10 universities, were enrolled. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A), Numeric Pain Intensity Scale (NRS) and Total Pain Rating Index (T-PRI) were administered. Descriptive statistics, including the Mann–Whitney U test and …
Clinical Validation of 13-gene DNA Methylation Analysis from Oral Brushing: A Non Invasive Sampling Procedure for Early Detection of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. A Multicentric Study
In a recent study our research group described a non-invasive sampling procedure based on [...]