| Yazarlar |
ÖNER ÜMRAN
Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatih ÖNER
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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KURT OSMAN
Türkiye |
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ÖZDEMİR ŞEVKİ
Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Aim: Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most common diseases of oral mucosa characterized by recurrent painful ulcers. Although many factors have been implicated in the etiology of the disease, it has not yet been fully elucidated. We aimed to investigate serum vitamin B12, ferritin, folate, vitamin D, hemoglobin, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with RAS.Materials and Methods: The study involved in 60 patients (34 women, 26 men) with idiopathic RAS and 70 healthy volunteers (41 women, 29 men). The serum vitamin B12, ferritin, folate, vitamin D, hemoglobin, and TSH levels of the patients were measured and statistically compared.Results: Serum levels of vitamin B12 (204.5 vs. 301.0 pg/ml) and ferritin (31.0 vs. 48.5 ml/ng) were significantly lower and serum level of folate (7.7 vs. 6.7 ng/ml) were significantly higher in the patient group than control group (p<0.05). No significant difference was found between the number of patients and controls who both had abnormal levels of TSH (1.81±1.59 mU/L). There was no significant difference in serum levels of hemoglobin (14.64±1.88 gr/dL) and vitamin D (16.05±13.03 ng/ml) between the groups (p>0.05). No correlations were detected between RAS assessed by family history, mean duration of disease, and frequency of attacks and hematinic deficiencies. Conclusion: Vitamin B12 and ferritin deficiency can play a role in the underlying etiology of RAS therefore we suggested the investigation of the vitamin B12 and ferritin status in RAS patients. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Annals of Medical Research |
| Dergi ISSN | 2636-7688 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR DİZİN |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 02-2021 |
| Cilt No | 28 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 290 / 295 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.05.495 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.05.495 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| Google Scholar | 3 |
