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Byahatti SM. Incidence of Recurrent Apthous ulcers in a group of student population in Libya: A Questionnaire Study. Arch Craniofac Sci 2013; 1 (2):26-30.
Recurrent apthous ulcers (RAUs) are most common painful mucosal oral conditions affecting 25% of the general population. Despite their high prevalence, etiopathogenesis remains unclear. However, the number and distribution and type of these cases vary from place to place. To date, no documentation has been reported regarding its occurrence and distribution and type's of recurrent aphthous stomatitis in Libyan students. Therefore the aim of the following paper was to report above mentioned clinical entity in detail with its variations in clinical occurrence in a group Libyan student's.
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