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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 20-year-old woman has had recurrent painful mouth ulcers for the past 10 years. She is otherwise healthy and reports no genital or anal ulcers, skin lesions, gastrointestinal or joint problems, or fevers. Physical examination reveals several ulcers, 3 mm in diameter, on her buccal mucosae. She has no lesions on the skin or on other mucosal surfaces. How should she be . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Strategies and Evidence

Evaluation

Investigations

Treatment

            Minor Ulcers

            Severe Aphthous Stomatitis

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Summary and Recommendations

Source Information

From the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Scully at the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Rd., London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, or at c.scully@eastman.ucl.ac.uk.

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