Association of bedtime with recurrent aphthous stomatitis: A cross-sectional study among health-care professional students

Although recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common oral mucosal disease, the etiology remains poorly understood till date. In addition, RAS lacks definitive therapeutic options, and hence, it becomes even more important to know the etiological factor so as to relieve the symptoms and re...

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Published in:Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP 2021-09, Vol.25 (3), p.553-554
Main Authors: Kamat, Mamata, Datar, Uma, Wadgave, Umesh, Varsha, V K
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Language:English
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Summary:Although recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common oral mucosal disease, the etiology remains poorly understood till date. In addition, RAS lacks definitive therapeutic options, and hence, it becomes even more important to know the etiological factor so as to relieve the symptoms and render treatment effectively. Recently, late bedtime has been shown to be associated with RAS. Due to prolonged duty hours along with lengthy learning and training periods, late bedtime is a frequent observation among health-care professional students. However, this is a less explored field in the previous studies on RAS. This study aimed to evaluate the role of bedtime in the causation of RAS among health-care professional students. This present cross-sectional survey was carried out among medical, dental and nursing students studying in our medical campus, using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire consisting of 18 items. The collected data was statistically analyzed and interpreted. Descriptive analysis and Chi-square tests were employed to assess the association of RAS with various variables. Among a total of 1111 students who participated in the study, 39.8% ( = 442) experienced RAS. Factors such as history of digestive tract disease, family history and stress showed a positive correlation with RAS. Interestingly, both during examination and nonexamination period, RAS was more prevalent among students with bedtime >11pm than in students with bedtime
ISSN:0973-029X
1998-393X
DOI:10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_401_20