| Title |
Quality of life in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis treated with a mucoadhesive patch containing citrus essential oil
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Patient preference and adherence, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/ppa.s106530 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Esma Kürklü-Gürleyen, Merve Öğüt-Erişen, Onur Çakır, Ömer Uysal, Gülsüm Ak |
| Abstract |
To assess 1) patient satisfaction of a mucoadhesive biopatch with citrus essential oil and 2) the change in pain severity and the oral health-related quality of life in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Thirty-seven patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis participated in the study. Baseline records of personal data, ulcer assessment, visual analog scale, and Oral Health Impact Profile-14 were documented. A mucoadhesive patch was applied over the ulcer. Patients were recommended more applications if pain continued. On the fifth day, a post-therapy assessment was made. The mean visual analog scale scores at baseline and posttreatment were significantly different (7.3±2.11 and 4.9±2.6, respectively; P=0.001). The mean duration of pain reduced after patch application. The mean total Oral Health Impact Profile-14 scores before and after treatment showed a statistically significant difference (P=0.001). In total, 78.4% of patients reported a considerable improvement in oral functions after treatment (P=0.008). The mucoadhesive biopatch containing citrus essential oil resulted in satisfying pain alleviation and restoration of oral functions with a significant improvement in the oral health-related quality of life. |
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| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 96 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 9% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 6% |
| Researcher | 6 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 22% |
| Unknown | 39 | 41% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 26% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 10 | 10% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Unknown | 41 | 43% |
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