Are viruses associated with aphthae and oral vesiculo-erosive disorders?
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons in District General Hospitals in UK often carry the major workload of patients with chronic oral ulcerative conditions. Although the immunopathogenic basis of many of these is being unravelled, the aetiology is often unclear, though a role for viruses is increasingly suspected. This paper reviews the current evidence.
Centre for the Study of Oral Disease, University of Bristol Dental Hospital and School.
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000382:microbiology*; D014777:Virus Diseases