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What Do Patients Use For Treating Their Oral Ulcers? And How Do These Treatments Affect Their Quality Of Life?, Enji Ahmed Mahmoud, Ayat Gamal Abdel-Nasser, Mai Zakaria, Sohair Gaafar
What Do Patients Use For Treating Their Oral Ulcers? And How Do These Treatments Affect Their Quality Of Life?, Enji Ahmed Mahmoud, Ayat Gamal Abdel-Nasser, Mai Zakaria, Sohair Gaafar
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Objectives: Oral ulceration forms a major category of oral lesions. Due to its effect on the quality of life, the patients seek treatment using various substances. This study investigated the types of treatments used by a sample of patients having all types of oral ulcers and its positive and negative effects on the patients' lives. Methods: This cross-sectional study included patients having different types of oral ulcers. Participants provided information about their previous treatments, the source of recommendation of its use and side effects linked to them. They filled the oral health impact profile-14 questionnaire to report the change in …