TY - JOUR ID - TI - Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in Missan governorate AU - Ahlam Hameed Majeed AU - Khalid Jabar Abid PY - 2009 VL - 21 IS - 2 SP - 68 EP - 71 JO - Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد SN - 18171869 23115270 AB - ABSTRACT
Background: The purpose of this study was to find out the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in Missan governorate
and to find out the possible associated factors related to such prevalence.
Materials and methods: The sample consisted of 8061 subjects 5-84 years old who randomly selected from different
places in Missan governorate over a period of 5 months examined for oral mucosal lesions. Clinical classification
performed according to WHO guidelines in November, 29/1995.
Results: Among the 5-84 year old subjects the overall prevalence of OML was found to be 4.64%. Recurrent aphthae
condition was observed most frequently (1.99%) followed by herpes labialis (0.93%), geographic tongue (0.84%),
denture stomatitis (0.36%), lichen planus (0.19%), hairy tongue (0.08%) oral leukoplakia (0.07%), angular chelitis and
median rhomboidal glossitis (0.06%), pseudomembranous (0.03) and acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (0.01%).
Mucosal lesions like tobacco-related lesions (oral lichen planus, oral leukoplakia), herpes labialis, tongue lesions and
acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis were more prevalent among men than women. Denture stomatitis and
recurrent aphthae were more common among women population.
Conclusion: Lesion prevalence differed significantly by age, sex, race/ethnicity, denture wearing and tobacco use.
Diagnosis of the wide variety of lesions that occur in the oral cavity is an essential part of dental practice. The most
common oral mucosal lesions is recurrent aphthous ulcer (1.997%) followed by oral herpes (0.93%) and the least
prevalent oral mucosal lesions is acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2009; 21(2):68-71)

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