Is Oren-to Effective against Abnormal Sensations in the Oral Cavity?

Abstract

There are many complaints arising from the oral cavity, for example lingual pain, oral pain, and foreign body sensations. We administered Oren-to (7.5 g/day) to 14 patients who had complained of abnormal sensations in the oral cavity. We didn't consider evidense (Shou) in this study. These patients consisted of 5 males and 9 females. Their mean age was 63.7 years and ranged from 31 to 78.
The clinical efficacy was assessed by the subjective symptoms. Seven patients (50.0%) obtained a complete effect,4 cases (28.6%) had a moderate effect,1 case (7.1%) had a slight effect and 2cases (14.3%) experienced no changes. No cases changed for the worse, and none had any side effects.
In particular, we found that all of the patients who felt that the symptoms had been prodromal for one month got better within a week.
We conclude that Oren-to was effective against these abnormal sensations in the oral cavity, especially during the acute phase.