Total Serum Oxidant/Antioxidant Status and Arylesterase Activity in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Total Serum Oxidant/Antioxidant Status and Arylesterase Activity in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

BACKGROUND Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder of the oral mucosa with unknown etiology. Oxidative stress (OS) is suggested to play a main role in the etiopathogenesis in RAS. OBJECTIVE In this study, we hypothesize that a systemic OS is present in patients with RAS. METHODS Forty-four patients with active RAS lesions and 38 healthy controls were...

Vitamin D status in recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Introduction Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common chronic inflammatory oral mucosa disease with an unknown cause. However, dysregulation of the immune response seems to play an important role in this disease. Aim To evaluate the vitamin D status in RAS patients and its effects on RAS severity, given the likely immunomodulatory function of vitamin D in the human organism. Material...

Status of Neutrophils, Lymphocytes and Platelets in Patients with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Retrospective Study

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and mean platelet volume (MPV) in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS).   Materials and Methods: Eighty patients who were diagnosed with RAS between January 2014 and January 2016 were included in this study. Eighty age- and gender-matched healthy subject...

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.