A painful inflamed lesion on the oral mucosa, which often seems to be burning at the periphery: every third individual has at one point had such a lesion—an aphthous ulcer. Often they resolve after a ...

Oral cancer lesions may not cause pain initially and don't go away. See a doctor if you have a sore that doesn't heal in ...

Systemic diseases involving immune and nutritional deficiencies have been associated with aphthous ulcers. [5] Oral ulcers have been reported in patients with cyclic neutropenia and agranulocytosis ...

What is the best treatment approach for aphthous ulcers that recur with menstruation?—REBECCA S. SMITH, MD, Greenville, S.C. This topic has been the subject of some controversy. McCartan and Sullivan ...

People in South Korea who were diagnosed with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) were at a much greater risk for developing several autoimmune diseases, according to a study published on October 3 in ...

Recurrent clusters of painful ulcers are known as 'apthous' ulcers and they can occur particularly during times of stress. Low levels of B vitamins and zinc can also make these ulcers worse worse, so ...

Four vehicle-controlled, randomized, double-blind, multicenter trials assessed the efficacy of amlexanox with respect to ulcer healing and pain resolution in 1335 patients with minor RAU. [31] All the ...