title: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis: stress, trait anger and anxiety of patients.
abstract: In this case-control study, recent stress and trait anger/anxiety of otherwise healtlhy patients with active recurrent aphthous stomatitis were compared to those of dental patients with no history of RAS (controls). RAS group reported more angry/anxious feelings than controls (2.11 +/- 0.38/1.84 +/- 0.30, respectively; p < 0.001), and more recent stress (2.81 +/- 1.36/1.96 +/- 1.02; p < 0.01). Among subjects with high angriness/ anxiety, RAS subjects showed higher stress level (p < 0.005). The study revealed that anger/anxiety level mediates the relationship between stress level and RAS.
authors.affiliation: Israeli Air Force Surgeon General Headquarters, Israel Defense Forces, Tel Hashomer, Israel. yzadik@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yehuda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zadik
authors.forename: Liran
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shmuly
authors.forename: Vadim
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sandler
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tarrasch
mesh_terms: D000786:Anger; D001007:Anxiety; D006801:Humans; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological