Aphthous stomatitis is a painful and recurrent inflammatory disorder affecting oral mucosa. It appears as manifestation of various diseases. affects approximately 20% the general population. Its etiopathogenesis still unknown. Various risk factors environmental are linked with its pathogenesis. Recently association stress has been emphasised in studies. We tried to find out most common site cau...

microbial factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras). because of similarities in the characteristics of peptic ulcers and oral aphthous ulcers, it seems reasonable to hypothesize that helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) could play a role in the development of ras. the aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between h. pylori and ras using...

BACKGROUND Chronic recurrent oral aphthous ulcers are the most common type of inflammatory efflorescence of the oral mucosa, with a prevalence of 2% to 10% in Caucasian populations. To treat them properly, physicians should know their clinical appearance and course, conditioning factors, underlying causes, and differential diagnosis. METHOD This review is based on pertinent articles that were...

ABSTRAK Pendahuluan: Stomatitis Aftosa Rekuren (SAR) adalah kelainan pada mukosa mulut yang ditandai dengan keberadaan ulser berulang tanpa tanda-tanda penyakit lainnya. Etiologi SAR sampai saat ini belum diketahui secara pasti, akan tetapi terdapat faktor predisposisi diantaranya genetik, hormonal, stress, dan defisiensi nutrisi. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor minor pasien...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of Behçet's disease (BD) in an Israeli Arab town (Taibe). METHODS Questionnaires about the occurrence and prevalence of aphthous ulcers were distributed randomly to the parents of children attending a paediatric centre in Taibe. The parents were asked whether they or any of their children aged between 10 and 20 years had recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Any ...

Five patients are described who had repeated endoscopy because of continuing dyspeptic symptoms associated with a negative barium meal. They were found to have multiple recurring gastric erosions (aphthous ulcers). No common aetiological factor could be found, although four of these patients did have a mild or moderatley active superficial chronic gastritis. Conventional peptic ulcer therapy fa...