Stomatitis, Aphthous

Synonyms

Aphthae

Aphthous Stomatitides

Aphthous Stomatitis

Aphthous Ulcer

Aphthous Ulcers

Canker Sore

Canker Sores

Periadenitis Mucosa Necrotica Recurrens

Sore, Canker

Sores, Canker

Stomatitides, Aphthous

Ulcer, Aphthous

Ulcers, Aphthous

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)