Awareness and Prevalence of Stress Induced Oral Ulcers Among Clinical Medical and Dental Students in University of Benin

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Abstract Objectives: Awareness of clinical medical and dental students towards stress induced oral ulcer, to determine the most prevalent stress induced oral ulcers among the study population, and the relationship between perceived stress level and prevalence of stress induced oral ulcerMaterials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study, involving clinical Medical and Dental students in College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin. Participants were in their 400, 500, and 600 levels respectively with a sample size of 226 calculated using the Cochran formula for sample size determination. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire. Results: Two hundred and twenty-six respondents were interviewed in this survey. The age of the participants varied from 21-30 years, with mean age of 25.5%. Majority of the respondents (66.4%) were aware of stress induced oral ulcer. The prevalence of stress induced oral ulcer in this study was 12.8% with recurrent aphthous ulcers accounting for a prevalence of 35.5% of all stress induced oral ulcers. Conclusions: Findings from this study shows about 66.4% of clinical Medical and Dental students were aware of stress induced oral ulcer. The prevalence of stress induced oral ulcer in this study was 12.8% and was seen more in males than females, with recurrent aphthous ulcer been the most prevalent stress induced oral ulcer among the study population with a prevalence of about 35.5%.Clinical Relevance: This study shows the need for inclusion of stress induced ulcerative conditions into the Medical and Dental curriculum as this will help improve the management and treatment outcomes.

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