Number of ulcers at end of 90-day treatment · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) showed no clear difference in number of ulcers at end of 90-day treatment compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
Clofazimine was associated with an increase in cutaneous adverse effects (Fisher's exact test P=0.015), easily controlled; there was a greater percentage of treatment interruptions in the colchicine group due to…
1 study · 46 participants
GRADE not reported
Time to ulcer closure ‐ not reported · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Perilla cooking oil showed no clear difference in average number of days for resolution of ulcers compared with soybean cooking oil; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Time to resolution of first ulcer (days) · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Montelukast (leukotriene receptor antagonist; 10 mg daily for 1… led to lower time to resolution of first ulcer (days) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Mean size of ulcers · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
LongoVital (herbal component alone) showed no clear difference in mean size of ulcers compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain, number of ulcers, ulcer-free days and ulcer size · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
A single trial at high risk of bias compared pentoxifylline 400 mg three times daily (n=14) with placebo (n=12). No statistically significant differences were reported for pain, number of ulcers and ulcer-free days at…
1 study · 26 participants
GRADE not reported
Complete remission (no further aphthous episodes to 6 months) · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
The trial by de Abreu 2009 (high risk of bias) also assessed colchicine (n=23) versus placebo (n=20). The number with no further aphthous episodes at 6 months was not significantly different from placebo (Fisher's…
1 study · 43 participants
GRADE not reported
Pain free by end of study (day 6) · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Individualised homeopathic medicine (two doses over 24 hours) led to higher pain free by end of study (day 6) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
Thalidomide (immunomodulator) vs Placebo or no treatment
Outcome not reported · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Authors' conclusions: 'this review did not find trials involving several of other systemic interventions used for RAS, for example thalidomide in the absence of any systemic condition, despite its limitations on…
0 studies
No studies found
Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
Clofazimine was associated with an increase in cutaneous adverse effects (skin pigmentation and drying) (Fisher's exact test P=0.015), but these were reported to be easily controlled.
1 study · 43 participants
GRADE not reported
Number of days of ulcers (monthly average) · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
LongoVital (herbal component alone) showed no clear difference in number of days of ulcers (monthly average) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Average number of new lesions per week · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (20 mg twice daily for 90 days) led to lower number of new lesions per day compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adjusted maximum ulcer size and adjusted maximum pain · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of episodes · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Daily multivitamin showed no clear difference in duration of episodes compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -0.33 [-2.06, 1.40]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Number of ulcer-free days and number of new ulcers · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
Kolseth 2005 (high risk of bias): 40 patients randomised to the herbal component of LongoVital alone or placebo; data presented as medians with 95% CIs, unsuitable for further analysis; no statistically significant…
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported
Frequency of outbreaks per month · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Vitamin B12 (sublingual, 1000 mcg daily for 6 months) led to lower frequency of outbreaks per month compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
Average number of new lesions per week · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Tetracycline suspension (250 mg, held in mouth 2 minutes then… showed no clear difference in average number of new lesions per week compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -0.47 [-1.34, 0.40]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Total number of new lesions over 2-month treatment period · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Montelukast (leukotriene receptor antagonist; 10 mg daily for 1… led to lower total number of new lesions over 2-month treatment period compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review