BACKGROUND Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common condition that affects approximately 20% of the general population. The ulcers can interfere with speech and eating and cause significant pain and discomfort. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Amlexanox and Adcortyl in the treatment of aphthous ulcers. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this randomized double blind clinical trial with...

An effective treatment for aphthous stomatitis is not still available and its treatment consists only of therapeutic measures to suppress its symptoms. We report a case of a 60-year caucasian woman presented a 16-year history of episodes of multiple major recurrent ulcers in the oral mucosa. Topical application of Oralmedic® caused an improvement of pain, discomfort and healing of the aphthous ...

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a disorder characterized by recurrent ulcerations limited to the oral mucosa. Many specialists and researchers in the domain of oral medicine and other fields do not recognize a single disease in RAS, but several pathologic states with similar clinical characteristics. Even though the real cause is unknown, there are some predisposing factors such as anemi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate pentoxifylline for the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis. DESIGN A 60-day, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with a 60-day no treatment follow-up. SETTING An oral medicine specialist referral center in Manchester. PARTICIPANTS Forty-nine volunteers who passed the initial assessment for recurrent aphthous stomatitis entered a pretrial phase i...

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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...