Antibiotic use in post-adenotonsillectomy morbidity: a randomized prospective study.

Unlabelled: Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy still is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the world, mostly in the pediatric population.

Aim: to study the impact of amoxicillin for 7 days in post-adenotonsillectomy recovery, comparing results with a control group.

Study Type: prospective, randomized, controlled study with 120 patients.

Burning mouth syndrome: etiology.

The Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is an oral mucosa pain--with or without inflammatory signs--without any specific lesion. It is mostly observed in women aged 40-60 years. This pain feels like a moderate/severe burning, and it occurs more frequently on the tongue, but it may also be felt at the gingiva, lips and jugal mucosa.