JUSTIFICATION FOR USING HERBAL PRODUCTS IN THE TREATMENT OF GLOSSODYNIA (BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME)

Chronic pain in the oral cavity, including pain syndromes of the tongue, is one of the most complex problems in modern medicine. Due to high personal significance, pathological processes in the tongue and oral cavity are often aggravated by various neurological symptoms, which also significantly complicates the diagnosis. Recently, questions have increasingly arisen about the safety and effectiveness of drug treatment of pain syndromes, in particular, pain and paresthesia in the tongue, about the material costs of the population and clinics for the courses of treatment. In this regard, it is necessary to search for cost-effective non-drug remedies available to many segments of the population, as well as individual therapeutic and preventive therapy complexes. Glossodynia is a generalized concept of somatic and vegetative pain phenomena of the tongue and adjacent areas of the oral mucosa. The aim of the study: to determine the significance and pathogenetic basis of herbal remedies in the complex treatment of glossodynia. Material and methods. Review of scientific literature on the research topic. Clinical observation of patients suffering from glossodynia and a retrospective analysis of complex treatment, including herbal remedies for regulating metabolism, normalizing and activating protective inhibition processes in the central nervous system, reducing psychoemotional stress. Results and discussion. Based on the principle developed by Russian scientists Davydovsky I.V. and Volozhin A.I., it is legitimate to conclude that treatment and prevention methods should be focused on the most important links in the pathogenesis of glossodynia, therefore, a comprehensive approach to treatment is necessary, which allows breaking the vicious circles that arise with any chronic human disease. The cause of burning constant pain is considered to be disorders of the central inhibition of nociceptive neurons. This inhibition is mediated by both spinal and supraspinal mechanisms. In the spinal cord, the excitability of nociceptive neurons is controlled by GABA and glycine. Glycine was prescribed 1 tablet 3 times a day, the course of treatment was 14 days. For the first time, we prescribed the vegetative drug Valocormid to regulate metabolism, normalize and activate protective inhibition processes in the central nervous system, and reduce psychoemotional stress. Magnesium B6 was prescribed 2 tablets 3 times a day during meals for a month. Conclusions. Treatment of glossodynia should be carried out with an individual selection of medications. Herbal remedies, the action of which is based on the ability to increase the body's resistance to stress, normalize and activate protective inhibition processes in the central nervous system, and reduce psychoemotional stress, must be included in the complex treatment of glossodynia.