Recurrent aphthous ulcerations in a mixed Arab community

1 June 1976

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Vol. 4 (3) , 160-164
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1976.tb00975.x

Abstract

Arabs (20,000) of various nationalities living in Kuwait were investigated over the past 5 yr; 5470 (27%) manifested recurrent aphthous ulcerations (RAU). Non-Kuwaiti Arabs were affected more than Kuwaitis, and the prevalence of the disease was respectively 35% and 18%. Among Kuwaitis, only 5% of the Bedouins manifested the disease whereas 22% of urbanized Arabs were affected. The ratio of the affected females to males in this study was 6:5. The clinical course of RAU in Arabs was similar to that reported in other populations. Various environmental factors such as stressful conditions, social tradition and obligations, and the allergenic Arabic food seemed to affect the prevalence of RAU in different Arab communities.

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