The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in children:a single center study

PURPOSE: Studies regarding oral health are mainly conducted on adult population and there is a lack of epidemiologic data on the oral health of children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of oral lesions in Turkish children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sect...

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Autores principales: Unur, Meral, Bektas Kayhan, Kıvanc, Altop, Muzeyyen Seda, Boy Metin, Zeynep, Keskin, Yaren
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Istanbul University Faculty of Dentisty 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28955543
http://dx.doi.org/10.17096/jiufd.03460
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Bektas Kayhan, Kıvanc
Altop, Muzeyyen Seda
Boy Metin, Zeynep
Keskin, Yaren
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description PURPOSE: Studies regarding oral health are mainly conducted on adult population and there is a lack of epidemiologic data on the oral health of children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of oral lesions in Turkish children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on total of 1041 Turkish children attended by the outpatient Oral Medicine and Surgery Department of İstanbul University. RESULTS: Examinations were performed and 277 of whom had a total of more than 30 different type of lesions detected. The fissured tongue (3.4%) was the most frequent lesion, followed by traumatic lesions (3.2%) and the cheek biting (2.5%). CONCLUSION: This is the first study in Turkey on oral lesions in this age group. We hope that our study will be a baseline data for future studies and for sure there is a need for more goodquality epidemiological studies in this area.
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spelling pubmed-55735022017-09-27 The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in children:a single center study Unur, Meral Bektas Kayhan, Kıvanc Altop, Muzeyyen Seda Boy Metin, Zeynep Keskin, Yaren J Istanb Univ Fac Dent Articles PURPOSE: Studies regarding oral health are mainly conducted on adult population and there is a lack of epidemiologic data on the oral health of children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of oral lesions in Turkish children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on total of 1041 Turkish children attended by the outpatient Oral Medicine and Surgery Department of İstanbul University. RESULTS: Examinations were performed and 277 of whom had a total of more than 30 different type of lesions detected. The fissured tongue (3.4%) was the most frequent lesion, followed by traumatic lesions (3.2%) and the cheek biting (2.5%). CONCLUSION: This is the first study in Turkey on oral lesions in this age group. We hope that our study will be a baseline data for future studies and for sure there is a need for more goodquality epidemiological studies in this area. Istanbul University Faculty of Dentisty 2015-10-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5573502/ /pubmed/28955543 http://dx.doi.org/10.17096/jiufd.03460 Text en Copyright © 2015 Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry This article is licensed under Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license ( (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) ). Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. Users may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the journal endorses its use. The material cannot be used for commercial purposes. If the user remixes, transforms, or builds upon the material, he/she may not distribute the modified material. No warranties are given. The license may not give the user all of the permissions necessary for his/her intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how the material can be used.
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