Quality of life in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis treated with a mucoadhesive patch containing citrus essential oil

Figures & data

Figure 1 The mean Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) scores at baseline and after treatment.

Table 1 The correlation between posttreatment ulcer characteristics and change in the overall OHIP scores

Parameter	Mean ± SD (posttreatment)	Change in mean overall OHIP scores between baseline and posttreatment rs/P (two-tailed)*
Onset of pain relief (hours)	5.65±16.5	−0.014/0.933
Duration of pain (hours)	21.45±43.8	−0.078/0.647

Note:

* Spearman correlation coefficient.

Abbreviations: OHIP, Oral Health Impact Profile; SD, standard deviation; rs, Spearman correlation coefficient.