Recurrent aphthous stomatitis revisited; clinical features, associations, and new association with infant feeding practices?

Background:  Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common oral mucosal disease, characterized by painful oral ulcerations whose causes is poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to assess the characteristics of patients suffering from RAS. Methods:  Five hundred and twenty‐eight conse...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of oral pathology & medicine 2007-11, Vol.36 (10), p.615-620
Main Authors: McCullough, Michael John, Abdel-Hafeth, Samah, Scully, Crispian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
atopy
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Feeding - adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
clinical attributes
Dentistry
Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology
Facial Injuries - complications
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mouth Mucosa - pathology
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Retrospective Studies
Sex Ratio
Smoking
Stomatitis, Aphthous - etiology
Stomatitis, Aphthous - pathology
Stress, Psychological - complications
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Background:  Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common oral mucosal disease, characterized by painful oral ulcerations whose causes is poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to assess the characteristics of patients suffering from RAS. Methods:  Five hundred and twenty‐eight consecutive patients attending an Oral Medicine Specialist Clinic in the UK were examined and 143 specific attributes recorded. Results:  Patients with a clinical diagnosis of RAS were significantly more often males (P = 0.001) younger (P 
ISSN:0904-2512
1600-0714
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00589.x