Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a painful disorder of unknown etiology. It is among the most common oral mucosal lesions with high prevalence among young adults. Objectives: To conduct a population-based study with 18-year-old army recruiters to assess its prevalence and associated factors in male adolescents. Methods: Interview during clinical examination in the army. Results: In this group (2,427 interviewed adolescents) there was a RAS prevalence of 24.9%. Smoking, herpes labialis and socioeconomic status correlated with the outcome. Study Limitations: only male adolescents were interviewed. Conclusions: Our results showed high prevalence of RAS; association with higher economic level and herpes simplex was found. Protective effect of smoking was confirmed.
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de Souza, P. R. M., Breunig, J. de A., Duquia, R. P., & de Almeida, H. L. (2017). Recurrent aphthous stomatitis in 18-year-old adolescents - Prevalence and associated factors: A population-based study. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 92(5), 626–629. https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20174692
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