Effectiveness of propolis tincture in recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Abstract

Introduction: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a chronic disease characterized by ulceration of the non-keratinized buccal mucosa, observed as single or multiple lesions that are often small, shallow, painful, round or oval, white in the center, with reddened edges, sudden onset and recurrent.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of 5% propolis tincture in the treatment of patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis, at Artemio Mastrapa clinic in the municipality of Holguín, from December 2019 to December 2020.

Methods: A quasi-experimental non-observational study was carried out, with a universe of 54 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, working with all of them. The variables studied were: age, sex, time of evolution and evolution of the patient, type of aphthous stomatitis and effectiveness.

Results: Female sex predominated with 35 patients (64.81%), the predominant age group was 19 to 34 years (33.33%). The minor form predominated in the study group (33.33%) and in the control group (37.04%). All patients treated with natural medicine evolved successfully after 6 days.

Conclusions: The use of 5% propolis tincture was effective in reducing the incidence of aphthous stomatitis in both the study group and the control group, with a satisfactory result on the sixth day in the group of patients treated with natural medicine.