| CATEGORY | Diseases of oral cavity |
| SYSTEM | Gastro-intestinal System |
| ORGAN | Mucous membrane of oral cavity |
| ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES | Mucosal Ulcers/ Mouth Ulcers/ Canker Sore/ Aphthous stomatitis/ Stomatitis- Ulcerative/ Ulcer- Mouth |
| NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES | ‘Muh ke chale’ in Hindi |
| ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION | K 12 |
| WORLD STATISTICS | Quite a common condition and most of the people gets mouth ulcers once in their lifetime. More common in women and teenagers. In UK they affect nearly 1 person in every five. Around 20% of world population is affected with this. |
| INDIAN STATISTICS | Not known |
