Mouth ulcers may be closely linked to seemingly unrelated physical and psychological conditions, a new study has found. Genetic variants associated with canker sores are also related to inflammatory ...

Background and objective: Recurrent aphthous ulceration is the most common oral mucosal disease known. It presents as three types: minor (most prevalent), major and herpetiform. However, there are no ...

An increase in T-helper cells (CD4+ cells) and a decrease in T-suppressor cells (CD8+ cells) may accompany RAU during periods of disease exacerbation and normalize during remission. [32] Levamisole is ...

"All disease begins in the gut," said Hippocrates, Greek's "Father of Modern Medicine." Mouth ulcers are no exception. The mouth is not an island unto itself, so whatever happens to one cell in the ...

We report a retrospective series of five patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis who were treated with apremilast (standard induction over a period of 5 days, followed by a dose of 30 mg twice ...

Q: I used to have very painful canker sores until I started taking red raspberry leaves in a once-a-day supplement. After about six months I realized that I was not getting canker sores anymore. It ...

Jeffrey M. Jacobson, John Spritzler, Lawrence Fox, John L. Fahey, J. Brooks Jackson, Miriam Chernoff, David A. Wohl, Albert W. Wu, Thomas M. Hooton, Beverly E. Sha ...

The relevant research literature is reviewed to determine the psychological components in 2 psychophysiological disorders, recurrent herpes labialis and recurrent aphthous ulcerations. Two major ...

Benign tumors of the oral cavity are atypical formations of noncancerous cells that grow in the mouth. They can look like sores or lumps, and they typically develop slowly. Benign oral tumors are ...