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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Canker sores are a very common oral lesion. Epidemiological studies show an average [[prevalence]] between 15% and 30%.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=J.M. Casiglia, G.W. Mirowski, C.L. Nebesio |title=Aphthous stomatitis |journal=Emedecine |year=2006|month=October }}</ref><ref name="axell">{{Cite journal|author=T. Axéll, V. Henricsson |title=The occurrence of recurrent aphthous ulcers in an adult Swedish population |journal=Acta Odontol Scand |year=1985 }}</ref> The frequency of canker sores varies from fewer than 4 episodes per year (85% of all cases) to more than one episode per month (10% of all cases) including people suffering from continuous RAS.<ref name="axell" /> | ===Prevalence=== | ||
Canker sores are a very common oral lesion. Epidemiological studies in Sweden show an average [[prevalence]] between 15% and 30%.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=J.M. Casiglia, G.W. Mirowski, C.L. Nebesio |title=Aphthous stomatitis |journal=Emedecine |year=2006|month=October }}</ref><ref name="axell">{{Cite journal|author=T. Axéll, V. Henricsson |title=The occurrence of recurrent aphthous ulcers in an adult Swedish population |journal=Acta Odontol Scand |year=1985 }}</ref> | |||
The frequency of canker sores varies from fewer than 4 episodes per year (85% of all cases) to more than one episode per month (10% of all cases) including people suffering from continuous RAS.<ref name="axell" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Canker sores are a very common oral lesion. Epidemiological studies in Sweden show an average prevalence between 15% and 30%.[1][2]
The frequency of canker sores varies from fewer than 4 episodes per year (85% of all cases) to more than one episode per month (10% of all cases) including people suffering from continuous RAS.[2]
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