BACKGROUND AND AIM: The aim of this study was to systematically analyze the effect of levamisole on treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS).METHODS: An electronic search was executed in PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus after determining the research question using the appropriate Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) term covering the period from 1975 to 2015. Additional publications from hand se...

INTRODUCTION Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common clinical condition producing painful ulcerations in the oral cavity. However, there has been no optimal therapeutic approach. Topical and systemic steroids commonly prescribed for the condition have local and systemic side-effects. Recently, there is growing tendency toward herbal medication in the modern society. The objective of thi...

Repeatedly occuring aphthas are among the most common recurrent oral lesions in childhood. A group of factors are considered to have an effect on the development of the disease recurrent aphthoust stomatitis (RAS). Those are local traumata, microbial factors, food factors (food deficiencies, food allergies), some general illnesses, etc. The study of these factors in childhood shows that allergi...