Recurrent aphthous stomatitis in 18-year-old adolescents - Prevalence and associated factors: a population-based study

BACKGROUND: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a painful disorder of unknown etiology. It is among the most common oral mucosal lesions with high prevalence among young adults. OBJECTIVES: To conduct a population-based study with 18-year-old army recruiters to assess its prevalence and associated fact...

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Autores principales: de Souza, Paulo Ricardo Martins, Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira, Breunig, Juliano de Avelar, de Almeida JR, Hiram Larangeira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
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Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5674692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20174692
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a painful disorder of unknown etiology. It is among the most common oral mucosal lesions with high prevalence among young adults. OBJECTIVES: To conduct a population-based study with 18-year-old army recruiters to assess its prevalence and associated factors in male adolescents. METHODS: Interview during clinical examination in the army. RESULTS: In this group (2,427 interviewed adolescents) there was a RAS prevalence of 24.9%. Smoking, herpes labialis and socioeconomic status correlated with the outcome. STUDY LIMITATIONS: only male adolescents were interviewed. CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed high prevalence of RAS; association with higher economic level and herpes simplex was found. Protective effect of smoking was confirmed.

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