The
Axéll Study, 1975
Prevalence
rates (per 1,000 persons) of visible oral lesions among
8,696 Swedish adults
attending special oral examination clinics.
|
Clinical Diagnosis |
# |
#
Lesions/ |
|
Fordyce granules |
6,783 |
780.0 |
|
Leukoedema |
3,994 |
459.3 |
|
History of aphthous ulcers |
1,636 |
188.1 |
|
Inflammatory erythema, oral ("denture sore mouth") |
1,127 |
129.6 |
|
History of herpes labialis |
1,096 |
126.0 |
|
Oral melanotic macule ("excessive pigmentation") |
873 |
100.4 |
|
Amalgam tattoo |
713 |
82.0 |
|
Flabby ridge |
624 |
71.8 |
|
Geographic tongue |
624 |
71.8 |
|
Smokeless tobacco keratosis ("snuff dipper's lesion") |
537 |
61.8 |
|
Fissured tongue |
484 |
55.7 |
|
Preleukoplakia |
472 |
54.3 |
|
Frictional keratosis ("cheek & lip biting") |
411 |
47.3 |
|
Herpes labialis |
279 |
32.1 |
|
Leukoplakia |
272 |
31.3 |
|
Angular cheilitis |
247 |
28.4 |
|
Epulis fissuratum (denture hyperplasia) |
237 |
27.3 |
|
Irritation fibroma & fibroepithelial polyp |
180 |
20.7 |
|
Traumatic ulcer |
155 |
17.8 |
|
Smooth red tongue (atrophic glossitis) |
152 |
17.5 |
|
Lichen planus |
142 |
16.3 |
|
Nicotine palatinus |
38 |
4.4 |
|
Hairy tongue |
30 |
3.4 |
|
Glossitis, NOS |
11 |
1.3 |
|
Papilloma |
5 |
0.6 |
|
Lipoma |
5 |
0.6 |
|
Pseudomembranous candidiasis, acute |
4 |
0.5 |
|
Gingival hyperplasia, Dilantin-related |
3 |
0.3 |
|
Focal epithelial hyperplasia |
3 |
0.3 |
|
Aphthous ulcers, major ("PMNR") |
2 |
0.2 |
|
Lymphangioma |
2 |
0.2 |
|
Hemangioma |
2 |
0.2 |
|
Squamous cell carcinoma |
1 |
0.1 |
|
Total: |
21,144 |
|
Axéll T. A preliminary report on prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in a Swedish population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1975;3:143-145.