Correlation Between Stress and Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis in Bank BRI Tulungagung Employees: An Observational Analytic

Title: Correlation between salivary cortisol and anxiety in recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Background  and aim : Recurrent aphthous stomatitis  is one of  the most common inflammatory diseases of the oral mucosa with multifactorial etiology  . Psychological factors  is  one of possible factors cause to recurrent aphthous ulcers and salivary cortisol level also influenced by anxiety, this study aimed  to compare salivary cortisol  levels in patients with recurrent aphthous ulcers( ...

Psychological Stress and Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common type of ulcerative disease of the oral mucosa. Despite its worldwide occurrence and the extensive amount of research that has been devoted to the subject, the etiology of RAS remains unclear. Nevertheless, several hereditary, nutritional, infectious and psychological factors have been associated with RAS. The aim...

Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common disorder affecting 5% to 66% of examined adult patient groups. There may be a female predominance in some adult and child patient groups.1–4 The ulceration usually commences in the second decade,5 although 40% of selected groups of children can have a history of RAS, ulceration beginning before 5 years of age, the frequency of affected patients ri...

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

Stress as a Cause of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis and Its Correlation with Salivary Stress Markers.

Stress causes an increase in cortisol and amylase. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) results due to a multitude of causes, amongst which stress is one of the most important. Aim of the study was to estimate the level of stress, serum cortisol, salivary cortisol, amylase and electrolytes in subjects with RAS. 34 subjects with RAS (cases) were compared with 34 controls. Stress was measured usin...