Recurrent aphthous
ulceration
• Estimated to affect up to 20% of the population.
• Seems to have a genetic predisposition, cause
unknown
• 3 types -
• Minor aphthae - majority of cases, crops of shallow ulcers up
to 5mm, non-keratinized mucosa, typical yellow
pseudomebranous slough with an erythematous border.
• Major aphthae - involves the kertinized mucosa, larger ulcers,
last longer.
• Herpetiform ulceration
K. Kohli, DDS