Prevalensi dan Distribusi Penderita Stomatitis Aftosa Rekuren (SAR) di Klinik Penyakit Mulut RSGM FKG Universitas Jember pada Tahun 2014 (Prevalence and Distribution of Patients Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis ( RAS ) in Oral Medicine Departement of Dental

Abstract

Background: Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) is a disorder characterized by
recurring ulcers confined to the oral mucosa with no other signs of disease. RAS is
classified according to three classification, there are RAS minor, RAS mayor, and RAS
herpetisformis. RAS prevalence of general population ranges from 5%-66%. Purpose:
This study aimed to obtain the prevalence and distribution of patients suffering from RAS
in Oral Medicine Departement of Dental Hospital, Dentistry Faculty, University of Jember
in 2014. Method: This study used descriptive study with retrospective approach and
purposive sampling. The population of this study is all patients of Oral Medicine
Departement of Dental Hospital, Dentistry Faculty, University of Jember in 2014 as many
as 1073 peoples. Result and Conclution: The result showed that 146 patients suffer
SAR (14%) from 1037 patients in Oral Medicine Departement of Dental Hospital,
Dentistry Faculty, University of Jember on January until December 2014. There were
97% of patients had RAS minor, 3% of patients had RAS mayor, and 0% of patients had
RAS herpetisformis from 146 patients with RAS. RAS can occur in women or men and
children or adults, the result of this research showed that RAS was most common in
women, that was 70% and the age groups of 12-24 years was 54%.
Keywords: Distribution, Prevalence, Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS)