@article{article_464244, title={Current Approaches in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis}, journal={Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences}, volume={8}, pages={62–66}, year={2018}, author={Karapınar, Gökay and Ünür, Meral}, keywords={Recurrent aphthous stomatitis,oral ulceration,aphthous stomatitis}, abstract={<p>Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) is an oral disease with unclear etiology, </p> <p>and it negatively affects the patient’s quality of life. The main symptom </p> <p>of RAS is pain, and it has affected 5%-25% of the Turkish population. It is </p> <p>diagnosed through clinical examination and evaluation of the patient’s </p> <p>medical history. The treatment is commonly symptomatic. Before the treatment, </p> <p>predisposing factors should be prudently considered. The purpose </p> <p>of the treatment is to reduce pain, improve food consumption, and reduce </p> <p>the interval, recurrence, and frequency of lesions. Analgesics, corticosteroids, </p> <p>anti-microbiological agents, systemic agents, or local agents can be </p> <p>used depending on the lesion severity. The purpose of this review was to </p> <p>enlighten dentists about the diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, pathology, </p> <p>differential diagnosis, and current treatment approaches for RAS. </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Marmara University}