Open AccessEvaluation of salivary cortisol changes and psychological profiles in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Rezaei,
Maziar Aminian,
Asad Vaisi Raygani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_165_17
Subject(s) - recurrent aphthous stomatitis , medicine , anxiety , saliva , depression (economics) , gastroenterology , stomatitis , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Some studies suggest that psychological condition and stress can play role in the development of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate salivary cortisol changes and psychological conditions in patients with RAS.