Discussion
aphthous ulcers, pain
APHTHOUS ULCERS, DISEASES, RECURRENT APHTHOUS STOMATITIS, RECURRENT APHTHOUS ULCER
The present study showed promising results in treating RAS with Salvizan gel containing an extract of Sage. Compared to Triamcinolone acetonide, Salvizan gel performed better in both reducing the pain recovery and wound healing (complete recovery) times. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is one of the most common oral diseases in the world and Iran, and still there is no definitive cure due to the unknown etiology. Results of this study show that Salvizan gel can be considered as a useful treatment of aphthous ulcers.Considering the problems with chemical drugs, and increasing popularity of herbal treatments, many studies have been conducted to investigate their therapeutic effects on diseases such as RAS. Mainly they obtained promising results in favor of different herbal medicines such as curcumin [Salvizan gel is an almost new product in the market of Iran. Before, two studies evaluated the effects of Salvizan gel on oral diseases. In 2021, Ghalayani et al. [
Heretofore no study has been performed to compare the effectiveness of Sage and triamcinolone acetonide in treating aphthous ulcers in the centric population of Iran, so the present study was performed to make this comparison. The results of the present study showed that Salvizan gel is an excellent option for treating RAS. Due to the promising results of the herbal treatments and their popularity among society, researchers are suggested to conduct more studies to evaluate the effect of Sage or other herbal drugs on recurrent aphthous ulcers, in other populations.