Background & Aims
Autogenic training (AT) is commonly utilized in multimodal pain therapy. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of AT in alleviating chronic pain in patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and to explore its impact on conditioned pain modulation (CPM).
Methods
Eighteen female BMS patients and 18 healthy female controls were included. CPM was evaluated by assessing temporal summation (TS) before and after warm (40°C) and hot (47°C) conditioning stimuli applied to the non-dominant hand in both groups. Following AT, CPM was reassessed under the same conditions.
Results
Post-AT, there was a significant reduction in symptom severity as measured by the visual analog scale (VAS) in BMS patients. No significant changes in CPM were observed in the control group before and after AT. However, a significant difference in CPM was noted in BMS patients pre- and post-AT, indicating a dampening of the CPM effect with prolonged BMS duration.
Conclusions
These findings suggest that AT may mitigate persistent pain in BMS patients, likely by influencing the emotional system and indirectly modulating descending pain pathways.
References
Ozasa K, Noma N, Kobayashi M, Takizawa K, Young A, Eliav E, Imamura Y.Association Between Anxiety and Descending Pain Modulation of Thermal Stimuli in Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2022 Winter;36(1):67-77. doi: 10.11607/ofph.3050.
Ozasa K, Noma N, Young A, Korczeniewska OA, Eliav E, Imamura Y.Potential differences in somatosensory function during premenopause and early and late postmenopause in patients with burning mouth syndrome: An observational case-control study.J Dent Sci. 2022 Jan;17(1):399-406. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.
Presenting Author
Ozasa Kana
Poster Authors
NOBORU NOMA
DDS,PHD
Department of oral medicine,NUSD,JAPAN
Lead Author
Topics
- Specific Pain Conditions/Pain in Specific Populations: Orofacial Pain