Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Affects Quality of Life. A Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine the impact of recurrent aphthous stomatitis on quality of life related to oral health, and then to determine the relationship between the observed impact and lesions characteristics.

Methods

In this prospective case-control study (n=62), patients were divided into a healthy group (people with no history of ulcers) and recurrent aphthous stomatitis (people who had an active ulcer at study entry). The latter were also evaluated when the lesion disappeared (remission stage). We record the quality of life in all groups using the impact profile of oral health in its abbreviated Spanish version (OHIP-14SP). Finally, we correlate the clinical characteristics of the lesions with the levels of quality of life.

Results

All the lesions were of the minor morpholo

SUBMITTER: Rivera C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9341334 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature