aphthous

Aphthous ulcers belong to the group of chronic inflammatory diseases of the oral mucosa.

The author was unable to find any study revealing the frequency or prevalence of RAU in our population so a study was planned to assess the frequency of aphthous ulcer patients coming to Oral Medicine and Diagnosis Department of Islamabad Dental Hospital, Barakahu after the approval from Institutional Review Board (IRB).This study will contribute to collect the baseline data about frequency of RAU which will help eventually in future studies and research.

Minor aphthous ulcers (80% of all aphthae) are less than 5 mm in diameter and heal in 7 to 14 days

Aphthous ulcers, round or oval sores that can occur anywhere in the mouth - usually caused by accidentally biting your tongue, eating something hard and sharp or a jagged tooth.

Several studies have noted the protective effect of smoking on oral ulcer presence in BD and recurrent aphthous stomatitis (32, 33).

The differential diagnosis includes aphthous ulcers and herpetic gingivostomatitis.

Aphthous stomatitis and lymphedema were the other less frequent manifestations in this study.

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common ulcerative disease of oral mucosa in clinical practice.

Single application of topical doxycycline hyclate in the management of recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

However, the new plaster can help in the treatment of mucosal conditions such as oral lichen planus (OLP) -- an inflammatory condition which affects mucous membranes inside the mouth and causes painful lesions-and recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), a condition of shallow sores inside the mouth.

The researchers believe the novel plaster could be a breakthrough therapy for mucosal conditions, such as oral lichen planus (OLP) and recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), both of which cause painful lesions and affect around 1-2% of the population.