Table 1 Information related to recurrent aphthous ulceration experience among participants
From: Prevalence of recurrent aphthous ulceration in Jordanian dental patients
Variable | Category | No. | % |
|---|---|---|---|
History of aphthous ulcer | Yes | 534 | 78.1 |
| Â | No | 150 | 21.9 |
Size of the ulcers | >1 cm | 76 | 15.4 |
| Â | < = 1 cm | 418 | 84.6 |
Shape of the ulcer | Circular | 330 | 65.7 |
| Â | Non-circular | 172 | 34.3 |
Number of ulcers | Single ulcer | 254 | 49.2 |
| Â | Multiple ulcers | 262 | 50.8 |
Are the ulcers painful | Yes | 482 | 91.6 |
| Â | No | 44 | 8.4 |
Interfere with eating or swallowing | Yes | 408 | 81.9 |
| Â | No | 90 | 18.1 |
| Â | Lip and inner cheek | 288 | 55.0 |
site of the ulcers | Floor of the mouth | 42 | 8.0 |
| Â | Gingiva | 96 | 18.3 |
| Â | Tongue | 98 | 18.7 |
| Â | < 7 days | 336 | 66.9 |
Duration of the ulcers | 7-14 days | 146 | 29.1 |
| Â | > 14 days | 20 | 4.0 |
Itching prior ulceration | Yes | 190 | 37.5 |
| Â | No | 316 | 62.5 |
Any other family member suffering from recurrent aphthous ulcerations | Yes | 408 | 66.4 |
| Â | No | 206 | 33.6 |