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One of this study’s limitations was the fact that the in- Appendices
formation was obtained only using a questionnaire, without
any complementary clinical observation. Furthermore, it
was not possible to distinguish between aphthae (clinical Supplementary content associated with this article can be
situations of RAS) and traumatic ulcers. There is a need for found, in the online version, at http://doi.org/10.24873/j.
more studies that include evaluating the influence of the rpemd.2018.06.222.
predisposing factors in the development of RAS. More stud-
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