Prevalência e fatores associados a aftas orais recorrentes e herpes simples recorrente em adolescentes masculinos de 18 anos de idade

Abstract

Background - Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a painful disorder of unknown etiology. It is among the most common oral mucosal lesions with high prevalence among young adults. Objectives - To carry out a population-based study with 18 yearold army recruiters to assess its prevalence and associated factors in male adolescents. Study Limitations- only male adolescents were interviewed. Methods - Interview during clinical examination in the army. Results -In this group (2.427 interviewed adolescents) there was a prevalence of 24.9% of RAS. Smoking, herpes labialis and socioeconomic status correlated with the outcome. Conclusions-Our results showed high prevalence of RAS, association with higher economic level and herpes simplex was found. The protective effect of smoking was confirmed.