• Title/Summary/Keyword: major aphthous oral ulcer

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Case Study of Korean Medical Treatment for Major Aphthous Oral Ulcers (대아프타성 구강 궤양에 대한 한방 치료 증례 보고)

  • Su-Hyun Choi;Chang-Yul Keum;Aram Han;Chae-Rim Yoon;Nahyun Jeong;Dahee Jeong;Na-yeon Ha;Jinsung Kim
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 2023
  • Objective: This case study reports on the results of the Korean medical treatment of a major aphthous oral ulcer patient. Methods: A 19-year-old male Korean patient with a major aphthous oral ulcer received acupuncture, herbal medicine, and moxibustion for three weeks in a hospital. Results: After treatment, changes were observed in the numeric rating scale (NRS) from 8 to 5, World Health Organization oral toxicity scale (WHO OTS) from grades 3 to 2, oral perception guide from 11 to 15, and Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) from 19 to 34. Conclusion: It is worth examining the progress of Korean medical treatment for a major aphthous oral ulcer patient.

Effects of Stressful Life Events on Patients with Recurrent Ahthous Ulcer. (SRRS를 이용한 재발성 아프타성 구내궤양 환자의 생활변화에 관한 연구)

  • Ko, Myung-Yun;Kim, Young-Ae;Ok, Soo-Min;Heo, Jun-Young;Jeong, Sung-Hee;Ahn, Yong-Woo
    • Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.195-203
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    • 2012
  • Recurrent aphthous ulcer(RAU) is the most frequent form of oral ulceration with a prevalence in the general population ranging between 5% and 60%. The peak age of onset is between 10 and 19 years of age, and it can persist into adulthood and throughout the patient's lifespan, with no gender predilection. The disease is characterized clinically into three types: minor aphthous ulcer, major aphthous ulcer and herpeticform ulcers. The cause of RAU is unknown and thought to be multifactorial with many triggers or precipitating factors that include familial tendency or genetic predisposition, allergy, medications, hormones, stress or anxiety, and immunologic abnormalities. The need for consideration of psychological factors in the pathogenesis of oral disease has been increasingly acknowledged over the last decades and many studies have highlighted the psycho-social impact of oral conditions. In this study, we tried to evaluate the influence of emotional stress in RAU. There were thirty patients with a clinical diagnosis of RAU and other subjects who did not show any signs of systemic disorders include RAU. They are evaluated by using modified Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS). As a result, a significantly higher level of stress was found in the RAU patients than the control group. Therefore it can be concluded that psychological stressors play an important role in the RAU.