Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between symptoms on burning mouth syndrome and health anxiety and compare patients diagnosed as burning mouth syndrome with general patients in dental clinic from the perspective the influence of health anxiety on affective conditions. Thirty-eight patients with burning mouth syndrome and 100 general patients in dental clinic were assessed by questionnaire consisted of pain intensity, oral dryness, Japanese version of Oral Health Impact profile-14（OHIP-14），the subscale of depression-dejection, tension-anxiety in Japanese version of Profile of Mood State-Brief （POMS-B），Short Health Anxiety Inventory（SHAI）. The results of this study showed that health anxiety was not related with pain intensity, oral dryness, and oral health-related QOL, and was related with anxiety and depression.
