background: it has been reported that curcumin has anti inflammatory, antibacterial, anti tumor and analgesic properties. objective: the purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of curcumin in the treatment of minor aphthous stomatitis. methods: the study was a two week, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled of patients with minor aphthous. patients between 18 and 65 years o...

Background: Aphthous ulceration is a common and painful problem. This study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of local application of trichloroacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide for aphthous ulcers minor. Methodology: This was a double blind controlled study; conducted at Al-Mawanee and Basrah General Hospital. Patients with aphthous ulcers minor were enrolled in this study betwee...

Background: It has been reported that curcumin has anti inflammatory, antibacterial, anti tumor and analgesic properties. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of curcumin in the treatment of minor aphthous stomatitis. Methods: The study was a two week, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled of patients with minor aphthous. Patients between 18 and 65 years...

AIM Recurrent aphthous ulceration is the most commonly known oral mucosal disease. Quercetin is a useful therapeutic agent for the treatment of colitis and gastric ulcer. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of topical application of quercetin in the treatment of minor aphthous ulcers. METHODS AND MATERIALS Forty male patients with no known pathology of the oral mucosa othe...

background and aims. recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a condition comprised of oral painful ulcers appearing at intervals in different intraoral sites, triggered by a variety of causative agents in certain subgroups of patients. since there are no studies on the subject in northwest iran, the aims of the present study were to evaluate the prevalence of aphthous ulcer and to assess the associati...

Radial immunodiffusion technique was used to estimate salivary immunoglobulin A, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for estimation of serum IgA, IgG and IgM in 30 patients with acute recurrent aphthous ulceration (RAU) and during remission period compared to 30 healthy controls. Significantly elevated level of salivary IgA (p < 0.05) was found in patients with minor RAU when compared to the ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a condition comprised of oral painful ulcers appearing at inter-vals in different intraoral sites, triggered by a variety of causative agents in certain subgroups of patients. Since there are no studies on the subject in Northwest Iran, the aims of the present study were to evaluate the prevalence of aphthous ulcer and to assess the associati...

UNLABELLED Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a common oral mucosa disorder that affects 20% of the world's population, characterized by recurring painful ulcers in the mouth. The diagnosis is primarily based on the patient's clinical history. Inheritance may pose as a risk factor for the disease; however, the studies available are inconclusive as to the results attained, and they vary according ...

Background and objectives: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most common painful mucosal diseases seen in the oral cavity of patients. Pathogenesis and etiology of this disorder is still unclear. RAS is categorized into minor, major, and herpetiform ulcers. Ulcers classified as minor, consist more than 85% cases of RAS. The goal of this study was to review the e...

background: oral aphthous is one of the most common oral mucosal inflammatory disorders which are very painful. there is no definite medical strategy up to now for aphthous treatment. recently, some researchers have focused on immunomodulatory drugs such as tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in preventing aphthus recurrences. the aim of this study is to assess the effect of pimecrolimus cream against ...