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Gholizadeh N, Sheykhbahaei N. Micronutrients status as a contributing factor in secondary burning mouth syndrome: A review of the literature. Health Sci Rep 2024; 7:e1906. [PMID: 38390354 PMCID: PMC10883099 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Background and Aims Patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) experience an annoying feeling without clinical evidence of any mucosal lesion. Deficiency or excess of micronutrients is a common feature in secondary BMS. There is limited knowledge among oral healthcare providers regarding the significance of micronutrients in oral health, so the current review focuses on the critical role of these elements in oral health implications as secondary BMS. Methods For the data collection, the authors searched for key terms without time limitation (1900-2021) in databases comprised of PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science (SCI), and Embase. Results The total number of matched articles with inclusion criteria involved in this review article was 59 original articles. Among these, 20 randomized clinical trials (RCT), 31 case-control or Crossectional, and 8 case reports/series are reviewed in this review article. Conclusion One of the important etiological factors in patients with secondary BMS is micronutrient imbalance. The iron, zinc, vitamin B family, vitamin D deficiency and increased levels of homocysteine and oxidant agents were examined in secondary BMS patients. In addition, oral medicine specialists must consider the possible toxic effects of some elements in restorations and dental prostheses. Further studies, such as RCTs in the future, are recommended.
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- Narges Gholizadeh
- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry Tehran University of Medical Science Tehran Iran
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry Tehran University of Medical Science Tehran Iran
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Wu YH, Lee YP, Chang JYF, Wang YP, Chiang CP, Sun A. High frequencies of vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia in Taiwanese male patients with oral submucous fibrosis. J Dent Sci 2023; 18:407-413. [PMID: 36643223 PMCID: PMC9831841 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background /purpose: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a betel quid chewing-caused oral mucosal disease with progressive collagen deposition. This study evaluated whether Taiwanese male OSF patients had high frequencies of vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity. Materials and methods The blood hemoglobin (Hb), serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, and GPCA concentrations in 62 male OSF patients were measured and compared with the corresponding data in 124 age-matched male healthy control subjects. Results We found that 5 (8.1%), 12 (19.4%), 32 (51.6%), 31 (50.0%), 22 (35.5%), and 6 (9.7%) of the 62 male OSF patients had Hb (<13 g/dL), iron (≤70 μg/dL), vitamin B12 (≤450 pg/mL), and folic acid (≤6 ng/mL) deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia (>12 μM), and serum GPCA positivity, respectively. Furthermore, OSF patients had significantly higher frequencies of Hb (P = 0.006), vitamin B12 (P < 0.001), and folic acid (P < 0.001) deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia (P < 0.001), and serum GPCA positivity (P = 0.030) than 124 healthy control subjects. Of the 22 OSF patients with hyperhomocysteinemia, 4 had vitamin B12 deficiency only, 7 had folic acid deficiency only, and 11 had both vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencies. Conclusion We conclude that Taiwanese male OSF patients have high frequencies of vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity. The hyperhomocysteinemia in our OSF patients is predominantly due to deficiencies of either vitamin B12 or folic acid or both.
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- Yu-Hsueh Wu
- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan,Institute of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien 970, Taiwan.
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 1, Chang-Te Street, Taipei 10048, Taiwan.
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Higher frequencies of anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency, and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in folic acid-deficient Taiwanese male oral submucous fibrosis patients. J Dent Sci 2023; 18:801-807. [PMID: 37021251 PMCID: PMC10068482 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2023.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background/purpose Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a progressive fibrotic oral mucosal disease associated with betel quid chewing. This study evaluated whether Taiwanese male OSF patients with folic acid (FA) deficiency (the serum FA level ≤6 ng/mL, so-called FA-deficient OSF patients) had high frequencies of blood hemoglobin (Hb) and serum iron and vitamin B12 deficiencies, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity. Materials and methods The blood Hb and serum iron, vitamin B12, FA, and GPCA concentrations in 59 Taiwanese male FA-deficient OSF patients were measured and compared with the corresponding data in 118 age-matched healthy male control subjects. Results We found that 3 (5.1%), 35 (59.3%), and 7 (11.9%) of the 59 FA-deficient OSF patients had blood Hb (<13 g/dL) and serum vitamin B12 (≤450 pg/mL) deficiencies, and serum GPCA positivity, respectively. Furthermore, 59 FA-deficient OSF patients had significantly higher frequencies of serum vitamin B12 deficiency and serum GPCA positivity than 118 healthy control subjects (all P-values <0.05). Of the 3 anemic FA-deficient OSF patients, one had macrocytic anemia and the other two had thalassemia trait-induced anemia. Conclusion We conclude that Taiwanese male FA-deficient OSF patients have high frequencies of serum vitamin B12 deficiency and GPCA positivity than healthy control subjects. The vitamin B12 and FA deficiencies in FA-deficient OSF patients are more likely due to OSF symptoms and signs-caused insufficient intake, difficulty in chewing and swallowing, and malabsorption of food fragment-bound vitamin B12 and FA rather than the GPCA positivity in these OSF patients.
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Higher frequencies of anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in vitamin B12-deficient Taiwanese male oral submucous fibrosis patients. J Dent Sci 2023; 18:367-373. [PMID: 36643275 PMCID: PMC9831799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Abstract Background/purpose Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a progressive fibrotic oral mucosal disease associated with betel quid chewing. This study evaluated whether Taiwanese male OSF patients with vitamin B12 deficiency (the serum vitamin B12 level ≤ 450 pg/mL, B12-deficient OSF patients) had high frequencies of blood hemoglobin (Hb) and serum iron and folic acid deficiencies, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity. Materials and methods The blood Hb and serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, and GPCA concentrations in 66 Taiwanese male B12-deficient OSF patients were measured and compared with the corresponding data in 132 age-matched healthy male control subjects. Results We found that 6 (9.1%), 19 (28.8%), 35 (53.0%), and 9 (13.6%) of the 66 B12-deficient OSF patients had blood Hb (<13 g/dL) and serum iron (≤70 μg/dL), and folic acid (≤6 ng/mL) deficiencies, and serum GPCA positivity, respectively. Furthermore, 66 OSF patients had significantly higher frequencies of blood Hb and serum iron and folic acid deficiencies, and serum GPCA positivity than 132 healthy control subjects (all P-values < 0.05). Of the 6 anemic B12-deficient OSF patients, one had macrocytic anemia, two normocytic anemia, and three thalassemia trait-induced anemia. Conclusion Taiwanese male B12-deficient OSF patients have high frequencies of blood Hb, serum iron and folic acid deficiencies, and serum GPCA positivity. The anemia and hematinic deficiencies in B12-deficient OSF patients are likely due to OSF symptoms and signs-caused insufficient intake, poor chewing, and malabsorption of hematinic elements from ingested food stuffs rather than the GPCA positivity.
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Peng DS, Lo CH, Tseng YL, Kuo SL, Chiang CP, Chiang ML. Efficacy of oral nystatin treatment for patients with oral mucosal dysesthesia but without objective oral mucosal manifestations and necessity of Candida culture test before oral nystatin treatment. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:1802-1813. [PMID: 36299322 PMCID: PMC9588811 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Ding-Shan Peng
- Department of Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taoyuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Division of Chinese Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
- Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, 970, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Diagnosis, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Corresponding author. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taipei, No. 199, Dunhua North Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan.
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Xu X, Liu Y, Xiong X, Yao Y, Hu H, Jiang X, Meng W. Diagnostic value of oral "beefy red" patch combined with fingertip blood mean corpuscular volume in vitamin B12 deficiency. BMC Oral Health 2022; 22:273. [PMID: 35790943 PMCID: PMC9258077 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-022-02309-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the diagnostic value of accessible fingertip mean corpuscular volume (MCV) combined with a visible "beefy red" patch in the diagnosis of vitamin B12 (VB12) deficiency in local clinics and hospitals without in-house clinical laboratories, especially in remote areas. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical history data of patients complaining of oral mucosal pain at the Stomatological Hospital of Southern Medical University were reviewed. All included patients underwent fingertip blood routine examination, specific serological test (serum VB12, folic acid, iron, and ferritin), and detailed oral clinical examinations. According to the results of the serum VB12 test patients were divided into case and control groups. In diagnostic test, the diagnostic value of the "beefy red" patch and elevated MCV in VB12 deficiency was evaluated by the receiver operator characteristic curve. RESULTS There were more female patients than male patients in the case group (serum VB12 level < 148 pmol/L, n = 81) and control group (serum VB12 level ≥ 148 pmol/L, n = 60), mostly middle-aged and elderly patients. There were no statistical differences in gender and age between the two groups. In the case group, the number of individuals with stomach disease was 13, the number of individuals with "beefy red" patch was 78, the number of individuals with oral ulcer was 29, the number of individuals with "MCV > 100fL" and "folic acid < 15.9 nmol/L" were respectively 68 and 5. All were more than that in control group (P < 0.05). The diagnostic test, "beefy red patch" has high sensitivity (0.963) but low specificity(0.883), "MCV > 100 fL" has high specificity (0.933) but low specificity (0.815), and "MCV > 100 fL combined with beefy red patch" has maximal specificity (0.950), and area under the curve (0.949). CONCLUSIONS Visible oral "beefy red" patch combined with accessible fingertip blood MCV could improve the rate of diagnosis in VB12 deficiency, especially in the elderly in local clinics and hospitals without in-house clinical laboratories in China, which is conducive to early disease detection and treatment.
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- Xiaoheng Xu
- Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
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Wu YH, Wu YC, Yu-Fong Chang J, Lee YP, Chiang CP, Sun A. Significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels and a significantly higher frequency of serum iron deficiency in younger than in older atrophic glossitis patients. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:1487-1493. [PMID: 36299347 PMCID: PMC9588847 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background/purpose : Our previous study found that 19.0%, 16.9%, 5.3%, 2.3%, and 11.9% of 1064 atrophic glossitis (AG) patients have anemia, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia, respectively. This study mainly evaluated the anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in 224 younger (≤50 years old) and 840 older (>50 years old) AG patients. Materials and methods The blood hemoglobin (Hb) and serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, and homocysteine levels in 224 younger and 840 older AG patients were measured and compared with the corresponding levels in 112 younger (≤50 years old) and 420 older (>50 years old) healthy control subjects (HCSs), respectively. Results We found that 224 younger AG patients had significantly lower mean blood Hb and serum iron levels than 112 younger HCSs. Moreover, 840 older AG patients had significantly lower mean blood Hb and serum iron levels and a significantly higher mean serum homocysteine level than 420 older HCSs. In addition, 224 younger AG patients had significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, a lower mean serum homocysteine level (marginal significance, P = 0.056), a significantly higher frequency of serum iron deficiency, and a significantly lower frequency of hyperhomocysteinemia than 840 older AG patients. Conclusion The younger AG patients do have significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, a significantly higher frequency of serum iron deficiency, and a significantly lower frequency of hyperhomocysteinemia than the older AG patients.
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- Yu-Hsueh Wu
- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
- Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien 970, Taiwan.
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 1, Chang-Te Street, Taipei 10048, Taiwan.
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Wu YH, Wu YC, Chang JYF, Lee YP, Chiang CP, Sun A. Significantly higher frequencies of macrocytosis, anemia, serum vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in male than in female atrophic glossitis patients. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:1371-1377. [PMID: 35784143 PMCID: PMC9236945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Our previous study found that 19.0%, 16.9%, 5.3%, 2.3%, 11.9%, and 26.7% of 1064 atrophic glossitis (AG) patients have anemia, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity, respectively. This study evaluated the anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in 150 male and 914 female AG patients. Materials and methods The blood hemoglobin (Hb) and serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, GPCA levels in 150 male and 914 female AG patients were measured and compared with the corresponding levels in 75 male and 457 female healthy control subjects (HCSs), respectively. Results We found that 150 male AG patients had significantly lower mean blood Hb, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid levels, and significantly higher mean serum homocysteine levels than 75 male HCSs. Moreover, 914 female AG patients had significantly lower mean blood Hb and serum iron levels and significantly higher mean serum homocysteine level than 457 female HCSs. In addition, 150 male AG patients had significantly higher mean blood Hb and serum homocysteine levels, significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, and significantly higher frequencies of Hb, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia than 914 female AG patients. Conclusion The male AG patients do have significantly higher mean blood Hb and serum homocysteine levels, significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, and significantly higher frequencies of Hb, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia than the female AG patients.
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Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in younger and older burning mouth syndrome patients. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:1144-1150. [PMID: 35784130 PMCID: PMC9236946 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Abstract Background/purpose Our previous study found that 19.8%, 16.2%, 4.8%, 2.3%, and 19.2% of 884 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients have anemia, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia, respectively. This study mainly evaluated the anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in 272 younger (≤50 years old) and 612 older (>50 years old) BMS patients. Materials and methods The blood hemoglobin (Hb) and serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, and homocysteine levels in 272 younger and 612 older BMS patients were measured and compared with the corresponding levels in 136 younger (≤50 years old) and 306 older (>50 years old) healthy control subjects (HCSs), respectively. Results We found that 272 younger BMS patients had significantly lower mean blood Hb and serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid levels than 136 younger HCSs. Moreover, 612 older BMS patients had significantly lower mean blood Hb, and serum iron and vitamin B12 levels and significantly higher mean serum homocysteine level than 306 older HCSs. In addition, 272 younger BMS patients had higher mean blood Hb level (marginal significance, P = 0.056), significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, and significantly higher frequencies of iron and folic acid deficiencies than 612 older BMS patients. Conclusion The younger BMS patients do have higher mean blood Hb level, significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, and significantly higher frequencies of serum iron and folic acid deficiencies than the older BMS patients.
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Jin YT, Wu YH, Wu YC, Yu-Fong Chang J, Chiang CP, Sun A. Higher gastric parietal cell antibody titer significantly increases the frequencies of macrocytosis, serum vitamin B12 deficiency, and hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with burning mouth syndrome. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:57-62. [PMID: 35028020 PMCID: PMC8740097 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Our previous study found 109 gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA)-positive burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients (so-called GPCA+BMS patients in this study) in a group of 884 BMS patients. This study evaluated whether high-titer (GPCA titer ≥ 160) GPCA+BMS patients had greater frequencies of macrocytosis, anemia, serum iron and vitamin B12 deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia than low-titer (GPCA titer < 160) GPCA+BMS patients or 442 healthy control subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Complete blood count, serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, and GPCA levels in 42 high-titer GPCA+BMS patients, 67 low-titer GPCA+BMS patients, and 442 healthy control subjects were measured and compared. RESULTS We found that 33.3%, 38.1%, 19.0%, 33.3%, 2.4%, and 57.1% of 42 high-titer GPCA+BMS patients and 10.4%, 25.4%, 14.9%, 6.0%, 1.5%, and 11.9% of 67 low-titer GPCA+BMS patients were diagnosed as having macrocytosis, blood hemoglobin, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia, respectively. Moreover, both 42 high-titer and 67 low-titer GPCA+BMS patients had significantly greater frequencies of macrocytosis, blood hemoglobin, serum iron and vitamin B12 deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia than 442 healthy control subjects (all P-values < 0.001). In addition, 42 high-titer GPCA+BMS patients also had greater frequencies of macrocytosis, serum vitamin B12 deficiency, and hyperhomocysteinemia than 67 low-titer GPCA+BMS patients (all P-values < 0.01). CONCLUSION The high-titer GPCA+BMS patients have significantly greater frequencies of macrocytosis, anemia, serum iron and vitamin B12 deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia than healthy control subjects and significantly greater frequencies of macrocytosis, serum vitamin B12 deficiency, and hyperhomocysteinemia than low-titer GPCA+BMS patients.
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- Ying-Tai Jin
- Department of Pathology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in burning mouth syndrome patients with thyroglobulin antibody/thyroid microsomal antibody positivity but without gastric parietal cell antibody positivity. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:106-112. [PMID: 35028027 PMCID: PMC8739230 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Our previous study found that 222 of 884 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients have thyroglobulin antibody (TGA) positivity and/or thyroid microsomal antibody (TMA) positivity but without gastric parietal cell antibody positivity (GPCAˉTGA+/TMA+BMS patients). This study mainly assessed whether the serum TGA/TMA positivity was significantly associated with anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in GPCAˉTGA+/TMA+BMS patients. Materials and methods The complete blood count, iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, and homocysteine levels were measured and compared between 222 GPCAˉTGA+/TMA+BMS patients and 553 GPCA-negative, TGA-negative, and TMA-negative BMS patients (GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients) or 442 healthy control subjects. Results We found that 222 GPCAˉTGA+/TMA+BMS patients had significantly lower mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and lower blood Hb and serum iron levels than 442 healthy control subjects and significantly lower MCV and lower serum homocysteine levels than 553 GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients. Moreover, 222 GPCAˉTGA+/TMA+BMS patients had significantly greater frequencies of microcytosis, macrocytosis, blood Hb and serum iron deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia than 442 healthy control subjects and significantly higher frequency of microcytosis but significantly lower frequency of hyperhomocysteinemia than 553 GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients. However, no significant differences in the frequencies of macrocytosis, blood Hb, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies were discovered between 222 GPCAˉTGA+/TMA+BMS patients and 553 GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients. Conclusion We conclude that the disease of BMS itself does play a significant role in causing macrocytosis, anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in GPCAˉTGA+/TMA+BMS patients. However, the serum TGA/TMA-positivity is not significantly associated with anemia and serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies in GPCAˉTGA+/TMA+BMS patients.
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Wu YH, Jin YT, Wu YC, Chang JYF, Chiang CP, Sun A. Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in burning mouth syndrome patients with normocytosis. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:35-41. [PMID: 35028018 PMCID: PMC8740384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background/Purpose Normocytosis is defined as having the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) between 80 fL and 99.9 fL. This study evaluated whether 770 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients with normocytosis (so-called normocytosis/BMS patients) had significantly higher frequencies of anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity than 442 healthy control subjects or 884 BMS patients. Materials and methods Complete blood count, serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, and GPCA levels in 884 BMS patients (including 770 normocytosis/BMS patients) and 442 healthy control subjects were measured and compared. Results We found that 12.3%, 13.2%, 2.2%, 2.3%, 17.3%, and 10.5% of 770 normocytosis/BMS patients had blood hemoglobin (Hb), iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity, respectively. Furthermore, 770 normocytosis/BMS patients had significantly higher frequencies of blood Hb, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity than 442 healthy control subjects (all P-values < 0.005). On the contrary, 770 normocytosis/BMS patients had significantly lower frequencies of blood Hb and vitamin B12 deficiencies than overall 884 BMS patients (both P-values < 0.01). Conclusion We conclude that there are significantly higher frequencies of anemia, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity in normocytosis/BMS patients than in healthy control subjects. On the contrary, normocytosis/BMS patients do have significantly lower frequencies of blood Hb and vitamin B12 deficiencies than overall BMS patients.
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- Yu-Hsueh Wu
- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wu YH, Jin YT, Wu YC, Yu-Fong Chang J, Chiang CP, Sun A. Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in male and female burning mouth syndrome patients. J Dent Sci 2021; 17:935-941. [PMID: 35756793 PMCID: PMC9201654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Our previous study found that 19.8%, 16.2%, 4.8%, 2.3%, 19.2%, and 12.3% of 884 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients have anemia, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity, respectively. This study mainly evaluated the anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in 212 male and 672 female BMS patients. Materials and methods The blood hemoglobin (Hb) and serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, GPCA levels in 212 male and 672 female BMS patients were measured and compared with the corresponding levels in 106 male and 336 female healthy control subjects, respectively. Results We found that 212 male BMS patients had significantly lower mean blood Hb, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid levels and significantly higher mean serum homocysteine levels than 106 male healthy control subjects. Moreover, 672 female BMS patients had significantly lower mean blood Hb and serum iron levels and significantly higher mean serum homocysteine level than 336 female healthy control subjects. In addition, 212 male BMS patients had significantly higher mean blood Hb and serum homocysteine levels, significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, and significantly higher frequencies of folic acid deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemis than 672 female BMS patients. Conclusion The male BMS patients do have significantly higher mean blood Hb and serum homocysteine levels, significantly lower mean serum vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, and significantly higher frequencies of folic acid deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemis than the female BMS patients.
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Kesserwani GW, de Oliveira NC, de Oliveira TC, Batista TBD, Chaiben CL, Machado MÂN, de Lima AAS. The potential impact of vegetarian diet on the oral mucosa: A preliminary cytopathological study. J Formos Med Assoc 2021; 121:824-831. [PMID: 34690029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Actually, many individuals have opted for the vegetarian diet. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the vegetarian diet on the oral epithelium through cytopathology. METHODS Oral smears of the tongue and buccal mucosa of 60 adult subjects (30 vegetarians and 30 controls) were collected. Smears were analyzed morphologically and for three morphometric variables: nucleus area (NA), cytoplasm area (CA) and nucleus/cytoplasm ratio. RESULTS Vegetarians were classified as ovolactovegetarian (53.3%), vegans (30%) and strict vegetarians (16.7%). The NA and CA of the epithelial cells of vegetarian individuals were smaller when compared to controls both in the region of the buccal mucosa and tongue. However, there was no statistically significant difference according to the Student's t-test. For the NA/CA ratio, cells in the oral mucosa region were larger for vegetarians compared to controls. For the tongue, both groups had the same value and the Mann-Whitney U test confirmed that there is no difference between the groups for this cytomorphometric variable. RESULTS Vegan individuals had a smaller (but not larger) area of CA when compared to controls for the tongue (vegan = 2604.2 ± 179.2 versus control = 3256.7 ± 463.8 p = 0.013). Most smears showed normal epithelial cells and some individuals had changes of an inflammatory nature, mainly in the tongue. CONCLUSION Despite the small sample size, the results of this study raise the hypothesis that the vegetarian diet (especially the vegan diet) can compromise the thickness of the oral epithelium of the tongue.
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- School of Life's Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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Jin YT, Wu YH, Wu YC, Chang JYF, Chiang CP, Sun A. Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in burning mouth syndrome patients with macrocytosis. J Dent Sci 2021; 16:1133-1139. [PMID: 34484580 PMCID: PMC8403804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Macrocytosis is defined as having the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ≥ 100 fL. This study evaluated whether 46 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients with macrocytosis had significantly higher frequencies of anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity than 442 healthy control subjects or 884 BMS patients. Materials and methods Complete blood count, serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, and GPCA levels in 46 BMS patients with macrocytosis, 884 BMS patients, and 442 healthy control subjects were measured and compared. Results We found that 65.2%, 23.9%, 47.8%, 0.0%, 60.9%, and 45.7% of 46 BMS patients with macrocytosis were diagnosed as having blood hemoglobin, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity, respectively. Moreover, 46 BMS patients with macrocytosis had significantly higher frequencies of blood hemoglobin and serum vitamin B12 deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity than 442 healthy control subjects or 884 BMS patients (all P-values < 0.001). In addition, 46 BMS patients with macrocytosis also had a significantly higher frequency of serum iron deficiency than 442 healthy control subjects (P < 0.001). Pernicious anemia was found in 15 BMS patients with macrocytosis. Conclusion There are significantly higher frequencies of anemia and serum iron and vitamin B12 deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity in BMS patients with macrocytosis than in healthy control subjects. BMS patients with macrocytosis also have significantly higher frequencies of anemia, serum vitamin B12 deficiency, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity than BMS patients.
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- Ying-Tai Jin
- Department of Pathology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Su NY, Wang YH, Chang YC. A nationwide register-based study of the prevalence of burning mouth syndrome in Taiwan from 2004 to 2013. J Dent Sci 2021; 16:1074-1079. [PMID: 34484572 PMCID: PMC8403878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is defined as a chronic burning pain of the oral mucosa with no associated clinical signs or apparent extraneous cause. Limited epidemiologic data have been published. In this study, we probed the nationwide registered database to assess the prevalence of BMS in Taiwan. Materials and methods A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the dental dataset compiled by the Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database from 2004 to 2013. The diagnosis of BMS was identified in accordance with the International Classification of Disease, Ninth revision. In addition, sex and age were analyzed by multivariate Poisson regression. Results The prevalence of BMS revealed from 2.24 (per 104) to 3.11 (per 104) over past 10 year period. Female has higher risk of BMS than male (RR: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.37–1.41). The 50–59 years old group, 60–69 years old group, and >70 years old group had 1.55-, 2.06-, and 2.58-fold risk than 40–49 years old group for BMS (p < 0.001), respectively. Conclusion Taken together, this is the first reported nationwide population based prevalence data for BMS in Taiwan. The risk for BMS is highly associated with female and advancing age.
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- Ni-Yu Su
- School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Jin YT, Wu YH, Wu YC, Yu-Fong Chang J, Chiang CP, Sun A. Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in serum gastric parietal cell antibody-positive burning mouth syndrome patients without serum thyroid autoantibodies. J Dent Sci 2021; 16:1110-1116. [PMID: 34484577 PMCID: PMC8403879 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Our previous study found that 70 of 884 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients have serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity but without thyroglobulin antibody (TGA) and thyroid microsomal antibody (TMA) (so-called GPCA+TGAˉTMAˉBMS patients). This study assessed whether these 70 GPCA+TGAˉTMAˉBMS patients had significantly higher frequencies of macrocytosis, anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia than 553 GPCA-negative, TGA-negative, and TMA-negative BMS (GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS) patients or 442 healthy control subjects. Materials and methods Complete blood count, serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, GPCA, TGA, and TMA levels in 70 GPCA+TGAˉTMAˉBMS patients, 553 GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients, and 442 healthy control subjects were measured and compared. Results We found that 15.7%, 28.6%, 20.0%, 11.4%, 2.9%, and 25.7% of 70 GPCA+TGAˉTMAˉBMS patients and 3.8%, 17.7%, 15.9%, 3.8%, 2.7%, and 20.1% of 553 GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients had macrocytosis, blood hemoglobin, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia, respectively. Moreover, both 70 GPCA+TGAˉTMAˉBMS patients and 553 GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients had significantly greater frequencies of macrocytosis, blood hemoglobin, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia than 442 healthy control subjects (all P-values < 0.05). In addition, 70 GPCA+TGAˉTMAˉBMS patients also had greater frequencies of macrocytosis, anemia, serum vitamin B12 deficiency, and hyperhomocysteinemia than 553 GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients (all P-values < 0.05). Conclusion The GPCA + TGAˉTMAˉBMS patients have significantly greater frequencies of macrocytosis, anemia, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia than healthy control subjects and significantly greater frequencies of macrocytosis, anemia, serum vitamin B12 deficiency, and hyperhomocysteinemia than GPCAˉTGAˉTMAˉBMS patients.
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- Ying-Tai Jin
- Department of Pathology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lee YP, Loh CH, Hwang MJ, Lin CP. Vitamin B12 deficiency and anemia in 140 Taiwanese female lacto-vegetarians. J Formos Med Assoc 2021; 120:2003-2009. [PMID: 33906782 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Lacto-vegetarians (LVs) tend to have vitamin B12 deficiency (B12D). This study assessed whether 140 female LVs, including 16 B12D/LVs and 124 non-B12D/LVs, had significantly higher frequencies of microcytosis, macrocytosis, and of blood hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell (RBC), and serum vitamin B12 deficiencies than 140 healthy control subjects (HCSs). METHODS The complete blood count and serum vitamin B12 level in 140 female LVs and 140 female HCSs were measured and compared. RESULTS We found that 8.6%, 4.3%, 22.9%, 20.0%, and 11.4% of 140 LVs had microcytosis, macrocytosis, and blood Hb, RBC, and serum vitamin B12 deficiencies, respectively. The 140 LVs, 16 B12D/LVs, and 124 non-B12D/LVs had significantly higher frequencies of microcytosis as well as blood Hb and RBC deficiencies than 140 HCSs (all P-values < 0.005). Moreover, both 140 LVs and 124 non-B12D/LVs had significantly higher frequencies of macrocytosis than 140 HCSs. In this study, 32 (22.9%) of 140 LVs including 5 B12D/LVs and 27 non-B12D/LVs had anemia. Of the 5 anemic B12D/LVs, three had normocytic anemia, one had iron deficiency anemia (IDA), and one had thalassemia trait-induced anemia. Moreover, of the 27 anemic non-B12D/LVs, 18 had normocytic anemia, one had IDA, one had thalassemia trait-induced anemia, and 7 had microcytic anemia other than IDA and thalassemia trait-induced anemia. CONCLUSION LVs have significantly higher frequencies of microcytosis, macrocytosis, blood Hb, RBC, and serum vitamin B12 deficiencies than HCSs. Normocytic and microcytic anemias are the two most common types of anemia in our LVs.
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- Yi-Pang Lee
- Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry and Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Jin YT, Wu YC, Wu YH, Chang JYF, Chiang CP, Sun A. Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in burning mouth syndrome patients with or without microcytosis. J Dent Sci 2021; 16:608-613. [PMID: 33854709 PMCID: PMC8025219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2020.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Microcytosis is defined as having mean corpuscular volume <80 fL. This study evaluated whether 68 burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients with microcytosis and 816 BMS patients without microcytosis had higher frequencies of anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity than 442 healthy control subjects. Materials and methods Complete blood count and serum iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, homocysteine, and GPCA levels in 68 BMS patients with microcytosis, 816 BMS patients without microcytosis, and 442 healthy control subjects were measured and compared. Results We found that 73.5%, 44.1%, 4.4%, 2.9%, 13.2%, and 10.3% of 68 BMS patients with microcytosis and 15.3%, 13.8%, 4.8%, 2.2%, 19.7%, and 12.5% of 816 BMS patients without microcytosis had blood hemoglobin, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity, respectively. Both 68 BMS patients with microcytosis and 816 BMS patients without microcytosis had significantly higher frequencies of blood hemoglobin, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity than 442 healthy control subjects (all P-values < 0.05). Moreover, 68 BMS patients with microcytosis had significantly higher frequencies of blood hemoglobin and iron deficiencies than 816 BMS patients without microcytosis. Conclusion There are significantly higher frequencies of anemia, serum iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and serum GPCA positivity in BMS patients with or without microcytosis than in healthy control subjects. BMS patients with microcytosis have significantly higher frequencies of blood hemoglobin and iron deficiencies than BMS patients without microcytosis.
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- Ying-Tai Jin
- Department of Pathology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.,Institute of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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