Recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Amit Chattopadhyay; Kishore V Shetty

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.003

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2011 Feb;44(1):79-88, v. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.003.

Authors

Amit Chattopadhyay¹, Kishore V Shetty

Affiliation

¹ ARCAB, 8603 Watershed Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA. amit.arcab@hotmail.com

PMID: 21093624
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.003

Abstract

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a common oral ulcerative disease, affecting 10% to 15% of the general US population. This article reviews the epidemiology and clinical presentations of recurrent aphthous stomatitis, including diagnosis and management.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Recurrence
Stomatitis, Aphthous* / diagnosis
Stomatitis, Aphthous* / etiology
Stomatitis, Aphthous* / therapy