73 Behçet’s disease (BD) is a systemic disease of unknown etiology that mostly affects oral and genital mucosa and eyes [1]. B-glucans are long-chain polymers of glucose in β-(1,3)(1,6) linkages that stimulate cells of the innate immune system [2]. In recent years, the use of β-glucans as natural immune stimulant agents has become very popular in Turkey. We report a case of BD, which was possib...

Aphthous stomatitis is a painful and recurrent inflammatory disorder affecting oral mucosa. It appears as manifestation of various diseases. affects approximately 20% the general population. Its etiopathogenesis still unknown. Various risk factors environmental are linked with its pathogenesis. Recently association stress has been emphasised in studies. We tried to find out most common site cau...

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...

Introduction Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is an inflammatory disorder of childhood classically characterized by recurrent fevers, pharyngitis, stomatitis, cervical adenitis and leukocytosis. Little is known about the true incidence, natural course, pathogenesis, and appropriate therapy in this recently described syndrome. While the mechanism is ...

recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras) is known as the most common chronic disease of the oral cavity, which affects a range of 5-25% of the population. ras appears to be associated with some human leukocyte antigen (hla) class ii alleles and haplotypes. this study attempts to survey the distribution of hla-drb and -dqb alleles among iranian ras patients and healthy controls. in order to evaluate ...

OBJECTIVE Patients with an oral ulcer may present initially to a general physician or a dental practitioner. Majority of the ulcers are benign and resolve spontaneously but small proportions are malignant. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of recurrent aphthous ulcerations in the Indian population. MATERIAL AND METHODS 3244 patients attending the Department of Oral ...