[Clinical observation of the combined treatment of Chinese traditional medicine and levamisole for RAU].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the clinical effects of combination application treatment of Chinese traditional medicine(CTM) and levamisole on RAU through clinical uses of CTM experience formula and levamisole.


METHODS
Seventy-six RAU cases were randomly divided into two groups. The treatment group was given CTM experience formula and levamisole; the control group was given levamisole only. Wilcoxon test was performed for comparison of the treatment using SAS 9.0 software package.


RESULTS
The total effective rate was 92.10% in the treatment group. The total effective rate was 78.95% in the control group. There was significant difference between the two groups.


CONCLUSIONS
The combined treatment of CTM and levamisole is superior to levamisole alone for RAU.
Shang
Ji-zhong
JZ
Department of Dentistry, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai 200050, China. sjzpqq@sina.com
Zhang
Yan
Y
Liu
Zhan-wen
ZW
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000188:drug therapy
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007978:Levamisole