Urban legends: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Oral Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 755-770

  Baccaglini, L ^a   Lalla, Rv ^b   Bruce, Aj ^c   Sartori Valinotti, Jc ^c   Latortue, Mc ^b   Carrozzo, M ^d   Rogers, Rs ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphthous stomatitis; Beh et syndrome; Celiac disease; Pharyngitis; Therapy; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

AMLEXANOX; BENZOCAINE; BENZOIN; BENZYDAMINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CLOFAZIMINE; COLCHICINE; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; HYALURONIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; LEVAMISOLE; MINOCYCLINE; MONTELUKAST; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PERILLA OIL; PLACEBO; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROPOLIS; QUERCETIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; ZINC SULFATE;

APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CELIAC DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; MYRTLE; PFAPA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; YAG LASER;

BEHCET SYNDROME; CELIAC DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; SIALADENITIS; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; SYNDROME; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 80054080447     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: 16010825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2011.01840.x     Document Type: Article

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