| CBD | Cannabidiol |
| CIs | Confidence intervals |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| LLLT | Low-level laser therapy |
| OAUs | Oral aphthous ulcers |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RCTs | Randomized controlled trials |
| RAS | Recurrent aphthous stomatitis |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| TA | Triamcinolone |
| TGO | Triester glycerol oxide |
| VAS | Visual analogue scale |