Article Analysis & EvaluationPsychological Screening Test Results for Stress, Depression, and Anxiety are Variably Associated With Clinical Severity of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis and Oral Lichen Planus
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Participants were recruited from the dental clinic of the School of Medicine at the University of Split in Croatia between July 2011 and December 2012. Overall, 222 participants (110 RAS and 112 OLP) were assessed for eligibility after excluding immunological and hematological causes of the oral lesions. Twenty-two (10%) patients were excluded because of a systemic disease linked to RAS or OLP or because of incomplete data collection. The remaining 102 RAS participants (age 43 ± 8 years;
Commentary and Analysis
RAS is a painful ulcerative oral disease of unknown etiology with an estimated lifetime prevalence of 40%.1 The diagnosis is based on specific anamnestic and clinical criteria.2 RAS occurs primarily during puberty without a clear gender predilection. The most frequently reported factors associated with RAS are age, race, smoking, and local trauma. Investigations of other factors have yielded less consistent associations. OLP is less common, usually occurs later in life, has a female
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