Decreased Salivary Cortisol in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Treat-ed with Topical Steroids

• Main Authors: Hendri Susanto (Author), Puout Kendarwati (Author), Kholifastia Imanusti (Author), Laxmi Widyanigsih (Author), Sri Budiarti (Author), A Supriatno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Islamic Dental Association of Iran, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aim: Stress has been associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS). The common treatment of RAS is a topical steroid. This study aimed to investigate the difference of salivary cortisol between RAS patients treated with a topi-cal steroid and those without treatment. Materials a...