[CORRELATION MATRIX OF CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRONIC RECURRENT APHTHOUS STOMATITIS].
The purpose of the present work is to study the correlation between the risk factors of chronic recurrent aphthous stomatitis. The research was conducted on 62 patients between ages of 40 and 70 years at Tbilisi Hospital for Veterans of War. The analysis was carried out by Spearman's Rank Correlation method using the statistical package SPSS 11.5. We investigated: harmful habits, professional factors, background and accompanying illnesses, pathology of teeth, focal infection, emotional stress, genetic factors. Correlation matrix between the significant risk factors of chronic recurrent aphthous stomatitis is defined. Multiple correlations have the following factors: industrial dust, focal infections, emotional stress, anemia. Correlation diagram of etiological factors of chronic recurrent aphthous stomatitis is helpful for providing professional and expert services.
Tbilisi Hospital of the Veterans of War; University "Geo-medy"; G. Robakidze University "Alma-mater", Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Tbilisi Hospital of the Veterans of War; University "Geo-medy"; G. Robakidze University "Alma-mater", Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Aladashvili
Tbilisi Hospital of the Veterans of War; University "Geo-medy"; G. Robakidze University "Alma-mater", Tbilisi, Georgia.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology