Managing Oral Ulcerations (Non-Viral) and Pain - 3
Recurrent apthous stomatitis may be acute, chronic or recurrent. The etiology is still inconclusive, although these lesions are not of viral origin. Lesions appear as round, cratered ulcerations with a regular border and red halo around the margins. A white pseudomembrane covers the center of the lesion. Sizes of lesions vary, and almost all are painful. Research to date has primarily focused on the incidence and severity of the lesions, while treatment interventions have sought to reduce pain, duration and formation of new lesions.64 Duration of aphthous ulcerations varies, although most lesions disappear within 7 to 10 days.
