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Treatment of symptomatic benign migratory glossitis: a systematic review

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Abstract

Objective

The aim of this systematic review is to summarize the results of all published studies on symptomatic benign migratory glossitis and evaluate the best available treatment.

Methods

We searched the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, LILACS, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for articles published up to September 2017, with no time restriction. We considered only articles published in English that evaluated the treatment of symptomatic benign migratory glossitis in children and adults. The protocol for this systematic review was registered at the international prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO) as CRD42017074096.

Results

Of the 840 identified studies, 11 were included in our sample. Multiple treatment modalities were described for the treatment of symptomatic benign migratory glossitis.

Conclusions

There is a very low level of evidence for the treatment of symptomatic benign migratory glossitis, with substantial methodological heterogeneity among the evaluated studies. In summary, we could identify no specific treatment for symptomatic benign migratory glossitis.

Clinical relevance

In clinical practice, at the outpatient clinic of oral medicine, we attend to many patients diagnosed with benign migratory glossitis, with varying intensity of pain ranging from mild to severe. Treating this disease is a formidable challenge for clinicians. Therefore, we performed a systematic review of benign migratory glossitis to identify the best evidence-based treatment available for this condition. We believe that this article may be useful in guiding clinicians on the choice of treatment.

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The work was supported by the Department of Stomatology, College of Dentistry, University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil.

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    Wladimir Gushiken de Campos, Camila Vieira Esteves, Lígia Gonzaga Fernandes, Carina Domaneschi & Celso Augusto Lemos Júnior

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de Campos, W.G., Esteves, C.V., Fernandes, L.G. et al. Treatment of symptomatic benign migratory glossitis: a systematic review. Clin Oral Invest 22, 2487–2493 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-018-2553-4

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