Resumen

SALINAS M, Yuni J; MILLAN I, Ronald E  y  LEON M, Juan C. Recurrent apthous stomatitis: Dentist behaviour. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2008, vol.46, n.2, pp.209-218. ISSN 0001-6365.

A variety of different etiologies pathologies can affect the oral cavity, due to this reason, dentists must be able to identify them and their consequences if they are not treated on time. It is primordial for the general practitioner dentists the periodontal care of their patients. Among the population the periodontal diseases are very common and only a reduced number of specialists can treat them. The close relation between restorative dental treatments and periodontal treatment procedures lead to the tendency that de general practitioner has enough knowledge in the periodontal field. Among the variety of pathologic entities that affect the oral mucosa, that presents as ulcer and are really recurrent is the aphtous stomatitis in its different types. Actually the recurrent aphtous stomatitis is recognized, as the most common oral mucosa disease at the human beings. It is considered one of the emergencies in dentistry, and appear as one or multiple, different shapes o sizes, painful ulceration, due to the lost of epithelium. They cure in days, weeks or month upon of its type and etiologic factor. Recurrences may be periodically. Dentist must be able to recognize and treat them. The purpose of this research is to describe the possible etiologic agents, clinical features and treatment of this disease and also to recommend the multidisciplinary attention to these patient. For this paper was made a study based on the lineaments of the descriptive documental research, mainly with scientific bibliographic references literature national and international.

Palabras clave : recurrent aphthous stomatitis; aphthae; oral aphthosis.