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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2023; 13(01): 053-059
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748523
Original Article

Predisposing Factors for Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis among Undergraduate Dental Students

Indriasari Putri Rahmadhany
1   Profession Program, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
,
Fatma Yasmin Mahdani 
2   Mahdani FY, Surboyo MDC, Parmadiati AE: Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surbaya, Indonesia
,
Meircurius Dwi Condro Surboyo 
2   Mahdani FY, Surboyo MDC, Parmadiati AE: Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surbaya, Indonesia
,
Adiastuti Endah Parmadiati
2   Mahdani FY, Surboyo MDC, Parmadiati AE: Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surbaya, Indonesia
,
Pamela Handy Cecilia
3   Cecilia PH, Sukmawati NF: Bachelor Program, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
,
Natasya Fauzia Sukmawati
3   Cecilia PH, Sukmawati NF: Bachelor Program, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Abstract

Objectives The prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) among the general population worldwide is 20%. This study aims to discover any correlations between RAS predisposing factors and the gender and year of study of undergraduate dental students at the Faculty of Dental Medicine at Airlangga University.

Methods A cross-sectional analytical study using simple random sampling was performed. The respondents answered seven questions on a self-reported online questionnaire set up using Google Forms. Chi-square analyses were conducted to determine any correlation between RAS predisposing factors and the gender and year of study of the students.

Results The highest predisposing factors for RAS in undergraduate dental students were local trauma (77.7%) followed by stress (71.3%) and nutritional deficiencies (41.5%). Stress correlated strongly with the year of study (p = 0.015). There was no correlation between gender and RAS predisposing factors (p > 0.05).

Conclusion There was a correlation between stress, one of the predisposing factors for RAS, and the year of study, but there was no correlation between gender and RAS predisposing factors including local trauma, stress, nutritional deficiency, genetics, allergies, and systemic diseases.

Keywords

human health - recurrent aphthous stomatitis - stress - trauma

Ethical Approval

This study has received an ethical clearance certificate from the Faculty of Dental Medicine Health Research Ethical Clearance Commission at Airlangga University under the registered number 344/HRECC.FODM/VII/2020 on 30th July, 2020.


Author Contributions

I.P.R. designed the study, conducted the experiment, analyzed and interpreted data, and wrote the original draft of the article. F.Y.M. designed the study, supervised, analyzed, interpreted data, and wrote the original draft of the article. M.D.C.S. designed the study, supervised, analyzed, interpreted data, and revised the final article. A.E.P. supervised and revised the final article. P.H.C. and N.F.S. revised the final article.


All authors have critically reviewed and approved the final draft and are responsible for the content and similarity index of the manuscript.




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20 June 2022

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