Open AccessThe efficacy of Punica granatum extract in the management of recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Author(s) -
Parichehr Ghalayani,
Behzad Zolfaghary,
Ali Reza Farhad,
Atefeh Tavangar,
Bahram Soleymani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.117389
Subject(s) - recurrent aphthous stomatitis , medicine , placebo , stomatitis , visual analogue scale , punica , gastroenterology , analysis of variance , kowsar , etiology , anesthesia , traditional medicine , pathology , alternative medicine
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common, painful ulcerative disorder of the oral cavity with unknown etiology. No documented cure exists and topical application of medications aims to reduce pain associated with this condition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Punica granatum (PG) extract on the clinical management of RAS.