Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: An Enigmatic Entity and Sign of Systemic Disease
Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: An Enigmatic Entity and Sign of Systemic Disease
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India: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
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English
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Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common oral disease characterized by intermittent eruptions of painful oral ulcerations. Hippocrates first described aphthous stomatitis with the Greek word
meaning "to inflame." RAS affects 10-20% of the population with the incidence being the highest among young adults. The peak age of onset is between...
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Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: An Enigmatic Entity and Sign of Systemic Disease
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_10043713
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_10043713
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0019-5154,1998-3611
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1998-3611
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10.4103/ijd.ijd_971_20
