background and aims: recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras) is one of the most common ulcerative diseases of the oral mucosa. definitive etiology of ras has not been conclusively established. there is no certain treatment for aphthous but some drugs such as steroid are commonly used for treatment of ras. regarding the effect of zinc on healing process of epithelial layer and cell division, in this...

recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras) is the most common and painful oral inflammatory lesion with an unknown etiology. this study aims to determine the therapeutic effects of ibuprofen, diphenhydramine and aluminum magnesium simethicone (almgs) syrup on reducing oral aphthous ulcer pain.thirty-one patients with ras participated in this double-blind clinical trial. subjects were randomly divided ...

behçet’s disease (bd) which is classified among vasculitides is a systemic disease with various manifestations. its clinical course is characterized by attacks and remissions. till now, two nationwide surveys of bd from iran and japan and 4 major case series from turkey, korea, morocco and england have been reported. clinical picture of bd is dominated by mucous membrane manifestations, includi...

abstract introduction: recurrent aphthous stomatitis is one of the most common diseases of oral mucosa. in spite of its popularity and severity of pain, it dosen't have a routine treatment method. because of side effects of different chemical drugs, recently, herbal drugs had been used in treatment of these lesions causing a decrease in pain and burning. the purpose of this study was to evaluat...

The skin and oral mucosa were studied in an unselected series of carriers of x-linked chronic granulomatous disease, a hereditary condition in which phagocytic cells display a pronounced functional defect. Three carriers had discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)-like skin lesions which histopathologically were consistent with DLE of the hypertrophic and profundus type. Four patients had experienced...

 Background: Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multi-system inflammatory vascular disorder with auto immunity background. It is a genetic disease that may be affected by environmental factors. Behçet’s disease may involve different organs like urogenital, skin, eyes and gastrointestinal system. According to geographic area and genetic predisposition, prevalence of the disease is different. The aim of...

INTRODUCTION Most people with recurrent aphthous ulcers develop a few ulcers less than 1 cm in diameter, that heal after 5-14 days without scarring. The causes are unknown, but risks of recurrence may decrease if the person gives up smoking. Local physical trauma may trigger ulcers in susceptible people. In 10% of sufferers, lesions are more than 1 cm in diameter, and can cause scarring. METH...