Assessing the thyroid autoimmunity association with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent investigations have highlighted autoimmune origins and abnormal immune responses; particularly those related to T cell-mediated immunity and elevated T lymphocyte cells in the oral mucosa. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and autoimmune thyroid diseases (ATDs) in an Iranian population.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed on 102 patients diagnosed with ATD (cases) and 102 healthy patients (controls) who had been referred for the routine dental treatment. All participants were asked for the history of RAS and their age, gender, other systemic diseases, medications, and frequency of RAS in a year. Matching was performed based on the propensity scores for age and sex. In addition, the number of le

SUBMITTER: Karimi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470142 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature