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title: What oral symptoms do women experience before their period? | Niyora
description: Dry mouth affects 29.9% of women in the premenstrual phase, followed by taste changes (25.3%) and swelling sensations (18.4%). The study had no control group
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/oral-symptoms-during-pre-menstrual-syndrome-a-cross-sectional-study-in-women-of-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# What oral symptoms do women experience before their period?

Dry mouth affects 29.9% of women in the premenstrual phase, followed by taste changes (25.3%) and swelling sensations (18.4%). The study had no control group to compare with women who don't have PMS.

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435 women in Twin Cities, Pakistan

## What they did

Cross-sectional survey of 435 women in Pakistan who were asked about their age, menstrual cycle regularity, and any unusual oral symptoms during the premenstrual phase.

## What they found

29.9% reported dry mouth, 25.3% taste alteration, 18.4% swelling, 17% tingling, 11.7% burning sensation, 3.2% excess saliva, and 2.5% gum disease. Age showed weak association with some symptoms but menstrual irregularity did not.

## What it means for you

Dry mouth and taste changes are the most common oral symptoms in PMS. However, this study was limited to one region of Pakistan and had no comparison group.

29.9%

reported dry mouth

25.3%

reported taste changes

18.4%

reported mouth swelling

## About the study

Original title Oral Symptoms during Pre-menstrual Syndrome, a Cross-Sectional Study in Women of Twin Cities, Pakistan Authors Amber Kiyani, Beenish Khalil Rana, Kanwal Sohail Journal Foundation University Journal of Dentistry Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 435 What was tested None. Observational study. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.33897/fujd.v3i1.311](https://doi.org/10.33897/fujd.v3i1.311)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Bloating, breast tenderness and physical symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-physical-symptoms/)

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