López VS, Bologna MRE

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 192-195
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ABSTRACT

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) has been described as the most common disease of the oral mucous in the Americas. It is regarded as a non-infectious inflammatory disease of the oral mucous of as yet unknown etiology. The ulcers characteristic of RAS are easily identified thanks to their shape, size, and location (minor, major and herpetiform), and are subject to specific therapeutic strategies (types A, B, and C), which thus sets them apart from the diverse range of infectious ulcerative diseases (for example, those caused by the herpes virus) and allows the most suitable treatment to be given for a condition that greatly affects the quality of life of the patient.

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