ArticleEuropean journal of rheumatology2018
The assessment of contributing factors to oral ulcer presence in Behçet's disease: Dietary and non-dietary factors.
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- Correlation of Dental Caries with Body Mass Index in Children Aged 5-14 Years: A Cross-sectional Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Management of Severe Behçet's Disease.Current rheumatology reports · 2026Review
- Clinical features of Behçet's disease and prediction of the use of biologics in 488 cases: a single tertiary center study.Rheumatology international · 2023Article
- Intestinal Behcet's Disease: A Review of the Immune Mechanism and Present and Potential Biological Agents.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Biologic treatments in Behçet's disease.European journal of rheumatology · 2021Article
- Interrelationship of Stress, Environment, and Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 on Behçet's Disease: Using a Mouse Model.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Article
- Oral Health and Its Aetiological Role in Behçet's Disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Pathogenesis of Behçet's Syndrome: Genetic, Environmental and Immunological Factors.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Decreasing incidence and severity of Behçet’s disease: a changing trend in epidemiological spectrum possibly associated with oral healthTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2020Review
- Triggering agents and microbiome as environmental factors on Behçet's syndrome.Internal and emergency medicine · 2019Review
- Behçet's syndrome: focus on pathogenetic background, clinical phenotypes and specific treatments.Internal and emergency medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the contributing factors for oral ulcer activity in Behçet's disease (BD).
methodsNinety-two patients with BD (F/M: 42/50, mean age: 38.7±10.02 years) participated in this cross-sectional study. Data regarding disease-related factors, smoking patterns, and self-reported dietary/non-dietary triggering factors for oral ulcer activity were collected by a questionnaire. Treatment protocol was categorized as mild and intensive groups associated with organ involvements.
resultsA mild treatment protocol was more common in females (52.4% vs 20%) than in males (p=0.002). During the last three months, the number of oral ulcers in female patients was higher in the mild treatment group (6.4±6.5) than in the intensive treatment group (3.3±4.9) (p=0.045). In patients with active oral ulcers (n=63), rate of being a non-smoker was also higher in females (86.7% vs 63.6%) than in males. Daily frequency of tooth brushing was 1.2±0.8 in patients with BD, and was higher in females (1.5±0.9 vs 0.9±0.6) (p=0.001). Stress and fatigue (78.3%) were reported as the most frequent triggering factors for oral ulcer presence in patients with BD. A total of 148 different dietary factors associated with oral ulcer presence were reported in the study.
conclusionA mild treatment protocol and being a non-smoker were found to be the contributing factors associated with oral ulcer activity in patients with BD. Being motivated for oral hygiene and being non-smokers were positive health behaviors observed in females. Irrespective of gender, stress and fatigue were defined as the most common self-reported triggering factors for oral ulcer presence in BD. In addition, the roles of some dietary factors were also reported.
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