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Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Stomatitis > Stomatitis, Aphthous

Preferred term

Stomatitis, Aphthous  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Aphthae
  • Aphthous Ulcer
  • Aphthous Ulcers
  • Canker Sore
  • Canker Sores
  • Sore, Canker
  • Sores, Canker
  • Ulcer, Aphthous
  • Ulcers, Aphthous

Note

  • do not confuse entry terms ULCER, APHTHOUS or CANKER SORE with "oral ulcers" ( = ORAL ULCER )

Scope note

  • A recurrent disease of the oral mucosa of unknown etiology. It is characterized by small white ulcerative lesions, single or multiple, round or oval. Two to eight crops of lesions occur per year, lasting for 7 to 14 days and then heal without scarring. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p742)

History note

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In other languages

  • aftainen suutulehdus

    Finnish

  • afta
  • aftainen stomatiitti
  • aftat
  • aftoosi stomatiitti
  • aftoosi suun tulehdus
  • aftoosi suutulehdus
  • stomatitis aphthosa
  • Aftös stomatit

    Swedish

  • Afte
  • Förkylningsblåsor i munnen
  • Stomatit, aftös

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013281

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