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ArticleFrontiers in oral health2025

Factors influencing mental health and oral health-related quality of life in population with recurrent aphthous stomatitis: a cross-sectional study.

Siwei Weng, Shujia Li, Sicong Hou

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Siwei WengDepartment of Stomatology, Yangzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Shujia LiDepartment of Dermatology, Yangzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Sicong HouThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Background: Recurrent episodes-induced oral functional limitations exacerbate anxiety, depression, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) impairments in Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) patients. However, the specific factors driving these psychological and OHRQoL deteriorations remain incompletely understood. Objectives: We aimed to quantify psychological distress and OHRQoL impairments in RAS patients and to identify modifiable risk factors underlying these deteriorations to inform targeted interventions. Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed RAS patients via an online/paper questionnaire. Demographic data, clinical information, the level of anxiety, depression and OHRQoL were collected and analyzed. Results: Prolonged ulcer duration and preference for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) interventions are significant risk factors for the development of anxious and depressive symptoms in RAS patients. Frequent consumption of fried foods (OR: 3.88, Conclusions: Ulcer characteristics, dietary habits, and preference for TCM interventions were impairing risks for psychological distress and OHRQoL in RAS patients. Therefore, personalized psychological interventions should maintain control of mental health and OHRQoL, thereby reducing ulcer recurrence and improving outcomes.

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dietary habitsmental healthOHRQoLrecurrent aphthous stomatitisTCM

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