Distribution for gender and age of oral mucosal alterations in adult patients

Authors

  • Alejandro Donohué Cornejo Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Experimental, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Departamento de Estomatología, Instituto de Ciencia Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
  • Elba Rosa Leyva Huerta Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Experimental, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Santa Ponce Bravo Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Experimental, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Beatriz Aldape Barrios Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Experimental, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Daniel Quezada Rivera Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Experimental, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Aída Borges Yánez Departamento de Salud Pública. División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Alfredo Aguirre Montes de Oca Departaments of Stomatology and Oral Biology, State University of New York at Buffalo. New York

Keywords:

oral mucosa, intraoral injuries, oral alterations, mouth conditions

Abstract

The aim of this study is to record prevalence of oral mucosal alterations in adult patients , who were attended in the clinics of the faculty of Odontology , National Autonomous University of México in México City. Clinical examination were made by specialists in Oral Pathology, this sample consisted in 1152 subjects reviewed in 9 months duration clinical trial; 754 patients were females (64.45%) and 398 males (34.55%) age range 18-84 yr. and a mean age of 39 yr ±15.12. We record 32 different diagnosis, 18 patients (1.6%) had any lesion. The more prevalent lesions were: White fricctional lesions 354 cases (30.72%), traumatic ulcer 132 (11.45%) and tissue growing as response to aparent cause 130 (11.28%). The more common condition were: Melanoplakia 694 cases (60.24%), Fordyce granules 634 (55.03%) and fissured tongue 428 (37.15%). Our findings are compared with data on the prevalence of intraoral lesions in different countries.

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Published

2007-02-09

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Donohué Cornejo A, Leyva Huerta ER, Ponce Bravo S, Aldape Barrios B, Quezada Rivera D, Borges Yánez A, et al. Distribution for gender and age of oral mucosal alterations in adult patients. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2007 Feb. 9 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];44(1):1-7. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2513

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 1 (2007): JAN- MAR

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Research Article

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