Incidence of Recurrent Apthous Stomatitis in students of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Introduction: Recurrent apthous stomatitis is also known as “canker sores”. It is characterized by discrete, painful ulcers which have repeated development of benign and  non-contagious one to many mouth ulcers and it usually heals within 7-14 days. With this background, the present study was designed to assess the incidence of RAS among students of KIMS. Methodology: A sample size of 450 students were included in the study. Questionnaire consisting of 6 questions mentioned below was sent and the responses were collected through Google forms and  percentage were entered. Out of 450 patients, 350 were having Recurrent aphthous stomatitis and there was female predominance. Lower lip was the most common site which accounted for about 66% of patients. 76% of patients didn’t have any family history related to ulcer. Stress was the triggering factor for 56% of the patients. 81% of patients had previous history of ulcer. In most of the cases, duration of ulcer was less than 7 days. And in 80% of cases, ulcer was painful.